Module EW4230-KP05

Nutritional therapy (NuThe)


Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each summer semester

Credit points

5

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

  • Master Nutritional Medicine 2023, compulsory, Nutritional Sciences
  • Master Nutritional Medicine 2019, compulsory, Nutritional Sciences

Classes and lectures:

  • Nutritional Therapy (exercise, 2 SWS)
  • Nutritional Therapy (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

  • 10 hours exam preparation
  • 60 hours private studies
  • 60 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

  • How to start a start up in nutritional medicine
  • Challenges in nutritional medicine (Clinical trials in nutrition, real world data, new trial designs) + Regulatory affairs (EMA/ EFSA etc.)
  • Mikronutrients & Phytochemicals
  • Introduction to Biomarkers, non genetic Biomarkers
  • Genetic biomarkers in nutritional medicine
  • Digital Biomarkers in Personalized Nutrition/ Migraine prophylaxis
  • Sports and physical activity in preventive medicine
  • Prevention of Depression
  • Microbiome modulation
  • Aging/ Inflammaging/ Immunosenecence
  • Prevention of Metabolic diseases
  • Allergy prevention
  • Prevention of GI disorders

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

  • Students will get knowledge about the concepts in nutrition therapy
  • They will get knowledge about functional food, Probiotics and Prebiotics
  • They will develop advanced knowledge of nutrition therapy of different diseases
  • They will develop skills of oral presentation of scientific articles in the field of nutrition therapy

Grading through:

  • written exam

Responsible for this module:

  • Prof. Dr. med. Christian Sina

Teacher:

  • Institute of Nutrition Medicine
  • Dr. Torsten Schröder
  • Prof. Dr. med. Christian Sina
  • Prof. Dr. med. Sebastian Meyhöfer
  • Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Martin Smollich
  • Dr. rer. hum. biol. Jörg Riedl

Literature:

  • A. Skipper : Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy Practice Jones & Bartlett Publ Inc, 2008
  • : Current literature
  • M. Nelms/K.P. Sucher : Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology Brooks Cole Pub Co, 2015

Language:

  • offered only in English

Notes:

Admission requirements for taking the module:
- none

Admission requirements for the module examination(s):
-none

Module examination(s):
- EW4230-L1: Nutritional therapy, written exam, 90 min, 100 % of the grade

Last Updated:

16.01.2024