Objectives and competences
Understanding the importance of nutraceuticals in medicine and their role in medicine.
The student can define and classify individual nutraceutics and define their role in metabolism and antioxidant protection of the organism.
The student can advise individual dietary supplements according to individual indications and needs.
The student knows the legislation regulating the market for food supplements.
Content (Syllabus outline)
- Type of nutrition: balanced, safe,
recommended, alternative nutrition,
clinical nutrition (enteral and parenteral
nutrition)
- Nutraceutics – definition, sorts, importance for health
- Vitamins
- Elements in traces
- Antioxidants
-Functional foods
- Deficiency status
- Nutrition additives
- Additives and contaminants in nutrition
- Nutrition habits and bad habits
- Dietary products
- Dietary supplements available on the market
- Comparative and critical analysis of food supplements available on the domestic market.
- Food supplements market legislation.
Learning and teaching methods
Lecture (auditory and e-lectures).
Tutorials.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
The aim of the subject is to gain an insight into nutraceuticals, functional foods and nutritional supplements that are available on the domestic market and understand their way of action.
To know the indications for their use and performance and effects on health.
To know which supplements to advise as individual dietary supplements for prevention and treatment in various diseases.
Readings
1. Shi J. Functional Food Ingredients and Nutraceuticals. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2016.
2. Wallace TC. Dietary supplements in health promotion. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2015.
3. Pathak YV, Ardekani AM. Nutrigenomics and Nutraceuticals: Clinical Relevance and Disease Prevention. 1st ed. CRC Press, 2018.
4. Gibson G. R., Williams C. M. (eds.): Functional Foods, William Andrew Publishing, Noyes, London, 2000.
Prerequisits
There are no specific prerequisites.
Conditions for fulfilling study obligations:
Active participation in a tutorial and preparation of seminar work is required for taking the exam.
