MED SCI 756 / Human Nutrition and Metabolism

3 unit(s)

S. Atkinson,S. Phillips

The course is a study of areas of nutritional biochemistry and human nutrition that integrate previous knowledge in biochemistry, physiology, genetics and endocrinology. Topics are discussed in relation to normal regulation of metabolism and nutritional aspects of specific human disease states. The approach to learning is through critical appraisal of the current research in specific areas of nutrition and metabolism with the objectives: to gain an appreciation of current areas of nutrition research; to understand appropriate models of investigation in the nutrition field; and to appreciate the limits to which research in animal and cell models can be extrapolated to human nutrition in both health and disease states.