Launceston
Introduction
CXA385 Nutrition and Disease is designed to provide you with an increased understanding of metabolism in the human body and the role of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals in both health and under physiological stress of disease. The unit will cover a range of nutritional problems in the population, including changing nutritional requirements over the lifespan, and the role of nutrition in the prevention and management of many common chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, some cancers and dementia.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Nutrition and Disease |
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| Unit code | CXA385 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Health Sciences |
| Discipline | Health Sciences |
| Coordinator | Dr Matt Sharman |
| Level | Advanced |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Prerequisites
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Face-to-face 2 hour lecture weekly (13 weeks), 4 x 2-3 hour practical sessions |
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| Assessment | 1000 word critical review assignment (15%), mid semester test (10%), 1500 word dietary analysis assignment (20%), on-line quiz (5%), 2 hour final examination (50%). |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November. |
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| Recommended |
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