At the end of this course, the students; 1) to learn dietary trends that emerged periodically with the influence of popular culture and/or media and the effects of these dietary trends on health
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
no
COURSE DEFINITION
It is an elective course that examines the popular diets that appear periodically with the influence of popular culture and/or media and the effects of these diet practices on health.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction. Description and features of popular diets
2nd Week
Intermittent fasting diets. Their properties, effects on health. Examination of scientific studies
3rd Week
Carbohydrate restrictive diets, their properties, effects on health. Examination of scientific studies
4th Week
Fat restrictive diets, their properties, effects on health. Examination of scientific studies
5th Week
Detox diets, features, effects on health. Examination of scientific studies
6th Week
Detox diets, features, effects on health. Examination of scientific studies
7th Week
Midterm exam
8th Week
Clean eating, its properties, effects on health. Examination of scientific studies
9th Week
DASH diet, its properties, effects on health. Examination of scientific studies
10th Week
Student presentations
11th Week
Student presentations
12th Week
Student presentations
13th Week
Student presentations
14th Week
Student presentations
15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
1)Baysal A.ve ark., Diyet El Kitabı, Yenilenmiş 3. Baskı, Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, Ankara, 1999. 2)Mahan L.K., Escott-Stump S., Karuse's Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 10th Edition, W. B. Saunders Company, USA, 2000.