Teacher
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MERENDINO Nicolo'
(syllabus)
- Composition of the human organism; - Study of the main nutrients and their health properties; - Calorimetry; measure of energy expenditure (direct and indirect calorimetry), energy requirement and its assessment, court-patient breathing; Basal and total metabolism; - Thermogenesis induced by diet; - The needs for energy and nutrients; - Nutrigenomics; - The cellular oxidation and antioxidants; - Applications of dietetics as a support of certain diseases; - Immunology and nutrition; Adverse reactions to foods (food intolerances and allergies); - Functional foods: Classification, method of study and new knowledge in this area.
(reference books)
Lecture notes. Siliprandi & Tettamanti; Biochimica Medica; Piccin Editori A. Mariani –Costantini; C. Cannella; G Tomassi/ Alimentazione e Nutrizione Umana. Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore Roma, 2006. Nino Carlo Battistini, Patrizia Pedrazzi Monica Prampolini, Curare con il cibo: Gli alimenti funzionali nella dietetica e nella dietoterapia. Livelli di Assunzione Raccomandati di Energia e Nutrienti, Società Italiana di Nutrizione Umana.
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