Nutritional Biochemistry
Code
10720
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Química
Credits
3.0
Teacher in charge
Isabel Borges Coutinho Medeiros Dias
Weekly hours
3
Total hours
33
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
To acquire knowledge on the composition, ingestion, digestion and metabolism of food materials and on food-related diseases. To know topics on food-linked sensorial experiences. To know the main standards, regulations and legislation concerning food quality. To be qualified to present, analyze and discuss topics on human and animal nutrition and on food science and technology.
Subject matter
Macro- and micronutrients in food and foodstuffs. Energy consumption and energy reserves in the human body. Basal and total metabolic rates and food thermal effect. Energy shortage / deprivation. Hunger. Hormonal controle of appetite. Mechanical, chemical and enzymatic processes involved in digestion, absorption and excretion. Current name, structure, major food sources, intake levels and short description of the action of vitamins. Vitamin deficiency. Identification, intake levels, functions, excess and failure situations and homeostasis of minerals. Pathologies related to food. Sensory experience associated to food intake. The fundamental tastes. Olfaction. Trigeminal sensations. Other senses associated with flavor.
Bibliography
H. K. Biesalski, P. Grimm “Pocket Atlas of Nutrition”, Georg Thieme Verlag (2005)
Tom Brody, “Nutritional Biochemistry”, Academic Press, 1ª Ed., (1999)
Paul Insel, RElaine Turner, Don Ross “Nutrition”, Jones and Bartlett Publishers (2002)
Teaching method
Lectures delivered using Datashow with contents available in the syllabus internet page and pratical study sessions which include problem-solving as well as research and discussion on relevant topics. The assessment includes two individual written tests and the presentation and discussion of a seminar.
Evaluation method
The assessment includes two individual written tests and the presentation and discussion of a seminar.