HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: Nutrition Sciences

Semester: 1st Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Limor Ben-Yacov

Coordinator Email: Limor.Ben-Yacov@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: by appointment

Teaching Staff:
Dr. Limor Ben-Yacov

Course/Module description:
The course is aimed to present a broad view of the main topics in human metabolism and nutritional sciences. It explores the basic pathways of metabolism and physiology that are related to dietary requirements and weight regulation.

Course/Module aims:
1. In depth presentation of nutritional factors that impact body metabolism
2. Understanding the primary nutritional recommendations in health and disease
3. Experiencing nutritional aids

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
• Present the benefits of nutritional Recommendations to promote health and reduce the risk of common metabolic chronic diseases
• Evaluate energy requirements of adults
• Assess appropriate anthropometric measurements
• Comprehend the complexity of weight regulation
• Asses and compare food products
benefits of nutritional Recommendations to promote health and reduce the risk of common metabolic chronic diseases
• Comprehend the complexity of weight regulation
• Asses and compare food products

Attendance requirements(%):
none

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Frontal teaching

Course/Module Content:
1. Biology and nutrition basic concepts, scientific presentations of selected topics within the discipline
2. Energy-balance; energy intake or expenditure components, body composition,
3. Anthropometric parameters and measurements
4. Macronutrients: proteins, lipids- functions, types, requirements, metabolism. Dyslipidemia
5. Carbohydrates, dietary fibers- functions, types, requirements, metabolism. The microbiom
6. Impaired homeostasis of carbohydrates metabolism: diabetes mellitus, lactose intolerance, constipation
7. Summary of nutritional Recommendations for improving health, based on Dietary References Intake, the Israeli Ministry of Health and the current academic literature
8. Nutritional aids such as food groups, nutritional labeling. The mediterranean pyramid
9. Eating and weight control: Weight regulation components
10. Different physiological aspect of obesity , the metabolic syndrome.
11. Negative energy balance achieving by nutritional or medical treatment. Practical aspects of appetite regulation.

Required Reading:
reading material would be given during the course

Additional Reading Material:
1. זילבר-רוזנברג, א'. מזון ותזונה בבריאות ובחולי. הוצאת האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, 2014
2. זילבר-רוזנברג, א'. תזונה – פרי מחשבה. הוצאת האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, 1996.
3. נסל מ'. מה לאכול. כנרת, זמורה-ביתן, דביר - מוציאים לאור בע"מ, 2007.
4. פולאן, מ'. דילמת השפע – האם אנו בוחרים מה לאכול. הוצאת מודן, 2009
5. Satter E. How to get your kid to eat but not too much. Bull Publishing Company, 1987

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 100 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
-Class attendance bonus:
A personal bonus will be added to the final examination. Each class attendance will obtain one bonus point, up to 10 possible points.