Syllabus
1. Nutrition in relation to human wel-being
2. Aanalysis of hygienic principles connected with nutrition, daily eating regime
3. The nutrition of different groups of people
4. Nutritive value of food
5. The basic nutrients, nutrient metabolism
6. Water in the organism and in food. Minerals
7. Ergins in the diet. Vitamins
8. Foreign substances in the food chain
9. Foodborne disease
10. Meat and meat products
11. Milk and milk products
12. Cereals and legumes
13. Food Storage and Preservation
14. Snacks, drinks
15. Changes in nutritional value of food products during processing
16. Vegetables, fruit
Annotation
The course is based on nutrition as a complex of bio-psycho-social factors, which affect the whole human life. It explores the influence of nutrition on mental health and development of eating behavior.
Moreover, students learn principles of assessing nutritious values (content of individual nutrients, energetic value of food, its hygienic quality). They learn to prepare meals according to the principles of good nutrition.