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. 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 authorization of a health claim.

Upon completion of the course students will be able to: consult and make a critical appraisal of the scientific literature on the major issues related to nutrition and health; design and follow dietary intervention studies; identify and understand the scientific evidences on the role of traditional and alternative dietary patterns and of foods intended for particular nutritional uses on health promotion; apply knowledge to implement nutritional programs aimed to improve the daily diet in the general population and in specific groups within the population.