Clinical Nutrition
BIM 351 (Offering: 2003)

Description

This course applies the basic nutrition concepts learnt in MBT251 Biochemistry to clinical nutrition. The course explores how diseases, their symptoms, and their treatments influence the nutrient requiremnents of people, and how dietary changes can assist with the recovery process. Students are introduced to the nutritional care process for weight control (obesity) and for a variety of disease processes, including upper and lower gastrointestinal tract disorders, liver and biliary tract disorders, kidney disorders, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and wasting disorders such as cancer and HIV. Enteral and parenteral nutrition is also discussed. Finally, students are introduced to advanced techniques in clinical nutrition/l biochemistry, including spectrophotmetric assay, HPLC, and automated electrophoresis. Students will be expected to submit detailed scientific reports based on the practical work that utilise research design and statistical skills.

Major(s)/Minors(s): Biomedical Science (major), Nutrition (major), Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity (major), Nutrition (minor)

Usual Semester of offer: Semester 2

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