Nutrition, Pharmacology and Toxicology

The aim of the course is to provide the students with an advanced knowledge and the pathological bases of the major metabolic diseases and nutritional disorders, as well as on the pharmacological and nutritional interventions for their treatment. In details, the course aims to develop the understanding of (i) the pathogenic mechanism of main metabolic diseases; (ii) the nature and mechanism of action of main drugs for their therapy; and (iii) the bases of the nutritional approaches for their treatment.

At the end of the course, students should have acquired an advanced understanding of the nature of most common metabolic diseases and nutritional disorders, as well as of the pharmacological and physiological bases of their treatment. They should be able to disseminate what they learned and to explain it to not scientifically trained people. They should also be able to tackle new topics of the field, during their future activity.