Nutrition for Health Promotion

Give a deep understanding of the role of nutrition in promoting
health in both developed and developing countries. Provide
knowledge on the methods to study the relationship between
food/eating pattern/diet and health. Give the bases to
understand the role of gene-environment interactions in chronic
diseases. Develop the knowledge of the key nutritional
problems of public health importance. Provide knowledge of the
nutritional characteristics of foods intended for particular
nutritional uses (e.g. fortified and light foods, dietetic foods,
functional foods). Inform on the EC Regulation on health and
nutrition claims and the methodological approach to submit an
application for authorisation of a health claim.

Capability to search and interpret the published scientific literature
on the relationship between diet and health. Ability to design and
follow dietary intervention studies. Ability to implement nutritional
programs to improve the daily diet. Capability to prepare an
application for authorization of a health claim.