Teaching Methodologies
The curricular unit will be developed according to a theoretical and theoretical-practical model with moments of structured exposure of the contents and respective analysis and discussion or debate. An interrogative and interactive methodology will be used prior to the presentation of the main contents and concepts, and demonstration / exemplification of them through their practical application in everyday situations and, whenever justified, using computer programs and professional instruments.
The curricular unit continuous evaluation will take place in two moments: the elaboration and presentation of a group work (30%, referring to the TP component) and a written test (70%, referring to the T component). Students with less than 9 points in any of the assessments will be considered as failing. The approval in curricular unit is obtained when the weighted average of both moments of evaluation results in, at least, 10 values.
Learning Results
At the end of the course, students are expected to:
1. Know the main nutritional characteristics of pregnant women, needs and methodology of nutritional assessment in this stage.
2. Know how to describe the fundamentals inherent to the concept of intrauterine programming.
3. Understand the principles of the physiology of breastfeeding and its implications for maternal and infant health.
4. Know the different types of infant formula available.
5. Describe the principles of food diversification, as well as different methodologies.
6. Recognize the characteristics and potential changes of nutritional status in pediatric age and know how to use different appropriate nutritional risk assessment tools.
7. Know the pathophysiological and etiological aspects of the most typical pathologies of childhood and adolescence, as well as the applicable nutritional therapy
Program
1. Introduction to maternal health. Nutritional needs of pregnant women. Nutritional assessment during pregnancy.
2. Intrauterine programming
3. Breastfeeding
4. Infant formulas
5. Food diversification.
6. Nutritional status in pediatric age. Nutritional risk. Malnutrition. Nutritional deficits.
7. Clinical nutrition in pediatric age: food allergies and intolerances; gastrointestinal pathology; cystic fibrosis; diabetes mellitus; inherited diseases of metabolism; epilepsy; cerebral palsy; eating behavior disorders
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
Judith E. Brown et al (2011). Nutrition Through the Life Cycle (4th edition). Belmont, USA: Cengage Learning.
Bender, D. A. (2014). Introduction to nutrition and metabolism (Fifth edition. ed.). Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.
Shils, M. E., & Shike, M. (2006). Modern nutrition in health and disease (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Koletzko B, et al. (eds): Pediatric Nutrition in Practice. World Rev Nutr Diet. Basel, Karger, 2015.
Shaw V, Lawson M. Clinical paediatric dietetics. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 4ª edição, 2015