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NUTRITION BIOCHEMISTRY

CODE 84024
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023
CREDITS
  • 1 cfu during the 2nd year of 9288 DIETISTICA(L/SNT3) - GENOVA
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    SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR BIO/10
    LANGUAGE Italian
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
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    SEMESTER 1° Semester
    MODULES This unit is a module of:
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    OVERVIEW

    Nutritional Biochemistry studies the molecular mechanisms controlling the intermediate metabolism and its correlations between energetic and thermodynamic variations depending by diet and substrate availability  

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

     

    The principal learning outcome is connecting tle specific components of diet with the totality of biological processes taking  place in differenti states as well as well-fed, starvation, lactation or the principal methabolic diseases as dyabete, hypertension, methabolic diseases

    TEACHING METHODS

    Plenary Lectures covering the entire program of the course.

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    Methabolic interrelationships. a: adattamenti metabolici in condizioni fisiologiche e patologiche

    Regolazione ormonale

    Regolazione della glicemia

    Trasporto e utilizzo lipidi. Ruolo colesterolo in fenomeni fisiologici e patologici 

    RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Materials published in Aula Web

    Texbook:

    Ferrier et al: La base della BIochimica ed Zanichelli

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    CONSUELO BORGARELLI (President)

    FRANCESCA BRUZZONE (President)

    FEDERICA BARBIERI

    SUSANNA PENCO

    LAURA STURLA

    ELENA ZOCCHI

    ILARIA DEMORI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

    LESSONS

    LESSONS START

    10 October 2017

    Class schedule

    All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

    EXAMS

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    Exam evaluation will take into account knowledge, presentation/speaking skills, as well as the ability in connecting the different arguments

    The assessment takes place only through the final exam which aims to ensure the effective acquisition by the student of the expected learning outcomes.

    In order to pass the exam (vote of not less than 18/30 in all scientific disciplinaries of the course) the student must demonstrate that:

    - Know the principal topics

    - Be able to reason by connecting the various topics,

    - Demonstrate ability to transverse and critically deal with the required arguments;

    - Adoption of appropriate terminology.