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