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A.1 |
Athletics & Sports (physical activity and weight management) |
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A.2 |
Total energy used by various organs (while a person is resting) |
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A.3 |
Factors contribute to obesity |
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A.4 |
Health consequences of obesity |
B. Intellectual Skills
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B.1 |
Weight loss medications |
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B.2 |
Nutrition - Fitness, Anthropometric |
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B.3 |
Health consequences of obesity |
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B.4 |
Resting Energy Expenditure (REE) |
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B.5 |
Principles of diets |
C. Professional and Practical Skills
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C.1 |
Nutrition - Fitness, Anthropometric measurement sand body Mass Index (BMI) |
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C.2 |
Physical Activity (PA), Thermic Effect of Food (TEF) |
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C.3 |
Tips for shifting energy balance toward weight loss. |
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C.4 |
Diet management. Nutritional management case study. |
D. General/Transferable Skills
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D.1 |
Team work on case studies |
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D.2 |
Diet managements experience. |
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D.3 |
Written and verbal problem solving (preparing a literature review about nutrition) |
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D.4 |
Diets organizational skills |
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D.5 |
Interviewing skills |
Teaching and learning methods
1.Computer (Laptop)
2. CD
3. Projector
4. Flash memory
5.Printer
Methods of assessments
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s.n. |
Assessment Method |
Due (week) |
Weight (%) |
Notes |
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1 |
Midterm exam |
Week fifth and tenth |
20% |
Written |
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2 |
Oral exam |
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3 |
Practical exam |
Week fourteen and sixteen |
10% |
Presentation & Report |
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4 |
Final exam |
Week seventeen and eighteen |
60% |
Written |
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5 |
Assignments/HWs |
Week four and week twelve |
10% |
Quizzes |
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Total (%) |
|
100 % |
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Course References
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Type |
Title |
Publisher |
Edition |
Author |
Availability |
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Lecture notes |
Weight management through lifestyle modification for the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes: rationale and strategies. A statement of the American Diabetes Association, the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, and the American Society for Clinical Nutrition |
The American journal of clinical nutrition |
2004 |
Klein, S., Sheard, N. F., Pi-Sunyer, X., Daly, A., Wylie-Rosett, J., Kulkarni, K., & Clark, N. G |
2004 |
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Textbook |
Textbook of Clinical Nutrition and Functional Medicine, Vol. 2: Protocols for Common Inflammatory Disorders |
· International College of Human Nutrition |
· 4th Edition |
Research gate 2016 |
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Reference books |
Childhood obesity and adult morbidities |
The American journal of clinical nutrition |
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Biro, F. M., & Wien, M. |
2010 |
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Outcome of cancer patients receiving home parenteral |
Clinical nutrition, |
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Cozzaglio, L., Balzola, F., Cosentino, F., Decicco, M., Fellagara, P., Gaggiotti, G |
2017 |
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Periodicals |
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Websites |
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Other |
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