Nutritional Biochemistry

Aim of the course is to integrate and deepen the basic biochemical concepts acquired in the previous formation of the student, covering further aspects about structure and biochemical properties of nutrients, about metabolism, as well as about mechanisms of integration and regulation of the metabolic pathways.

At the end of the course, students should have acquired the cultural tools and advanced notions required to understand the biochemical nature of foods and the metabolic processes through which the digestion, absorption and elaboration of nutrients occurs in order to assure the homeostasis of animal organisms, with particular attention to humans. By means of specific seminars, student should have acquired skills for tackling individual topics related to nutrient biochemistry and metabolism, through the critical analysis of the scientific literature, as well as to disseminate the conclusions of such analysis.