Principles of Nutrition Applied to Clinical Practice

An interrogative and interactive methodology will be used prior to the presentation of the main contents and concepts, and demonstration/exemplification of these through their practical application in everyday situations and using, where appropriate, videos, computer programs and professional instruments. It also contemplates, and whenever it is justified the autonomous study with research on the exposed contents and the reading and critical analysis of articles/texts.

Students will be evaluated through a written assessment. The summative knowledge assessment consists of questions that assess the extent and depth of theoretical knowledge acquired in the discipline and the ability to practically apply this knowledge to everyday situations.
Approval of the curricular unit is obtained with a classification greater than or equal to 9.5 values.

1. Know the principles of nutritional biochemistry necessary to act in the clinical context, namely decisive for intervention in the context of health promotion and treatment of the disease;
2. Know and understand the ethical and deontological foundations that guide professional practice and analyze ethical issues in specific clinical contexts common in clinical nutrition practice;
3. Identify the fundamentals of immunology’s relationship with nutrition and its implications in clinical practice.

1. Nutritional Biochemistry
2. Ethics in Clinical Nutrition
3. Immunology

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