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Case studies in Agri-Food Chain
Technik der Problemlösung (Agri-Food Chain)
Fallbeispiele aus der Forschung entlang der Nahrungsmittelkette
Participation in weekly seminars on a variety of topics including Food Microbiology, Food Toxicology, Food Biochemistry, Food Processing, Consumer Behavior, Food Technology, and Food Materials and Technology, and oral presentation of a selected published study in one of these areas inspired by participation in the seminars.
To have the student gain understanding of the links between the diet and the etiology and progression of chronic diseases, including diabetes, gastrointestinal diseases, kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, arthritis and food allergies.
Nutrition and Health
Ernährungslehre und Diätetik I + II
The course includes two modules. 1. Requirements of different population groups; the module deals with dietary reference values and the spezial requirements of infants, children, adolescents and the elderly. 2. Diet in relation to health; discusses foods and food components that influence chronic desease (obesity, diabetes, coronary heart desease, cancer and osteoporosis).
This course introduces basic concepts of micro- and macronutrient nutrition. Micronutrients studied include fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins, minerals and trace elements. Macronutrients include proteins, fat and carbohydrates. Special attention is given to nutrient digestion, bioavailability, metabolism and excretion with some focus on energy metabolism.
The practical course nutrient analysis in foods includes the biochemical analysis of meals from different types of diets. Based on the analytical results the nutritional value of the meals is critically evaluated und discussed.
The course presents the different dietary needs and discusses the nutritional issues at different stages of the life cycle including pregnancy, lactation, breast feeding, weaning, infant foods, childhood and adolescents, vegetarians, institutional feeding and nutrition of the elderly.