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Description of Individual Course UnitsCourse Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | ANS209.2B | Healthy Living and Nutrition | Elective | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Level of Course Unit | Short Cycle | Objectives of the Course | To learn the basics of adequate and balanced nutrition by giving students basic information about healthy life and the composition of foods. | Name of Lecturer(s) | Öğr. Gör. Yasemin AY KARADAŞ | Learning Outcomes | 1 | Knows the nutritional requirements of various age groups | 2 | Knows the methods of preparing, cooking and storing various foods without losing their nutritional value | 3 | Knows the basic properties of foods and their effects on health | 4 | Learns nutrition and menu planning in private groups |
| Mode of Delivery | Normal Education | Prerequisites and co-requisities | None | Recommended Optional Programme Components | None | Course Contents | Basic concepts of nutrition, food groups and characteristics, principles of nutrition in various physiological periods and nutrient requirements, common health problems (diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases,
examination of the relationship between cancer) and nutrition. | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
1 | Nutrition and health relationship Food groups, contents, recommended amounts to be consumed at various ages, methods of preserving nutritional values | | | 2 | Carbohydrates; definition, classification, distribution in foods, daily requirement | | | 3 | Proteins; definition, properties, resources, energy requirement; definition, resources, energy requirement | | | 4 | Lipids; definition, classification, food sources, health importance, daily requirement | | | 5 | Vitamins; classification, properties, deficiency and excess problems, daily requirement, food sources | | | 6 | Minerals and trace elements; classification, properties, deficiency and excess problems, daily requirement, food sources | | | 7 | Nutrition in various age groups. Common nutrition-related chronic degenerative diseases and nutritional deficiency problems in adults | | | 8 | Midterm | | | 9 | Control of body weight; evaluation of nutritional status, weakness, obesity, causes, principles of nutrition in the elderly | | | 10 | Diabetes, definition, types, causes, nutritional therapy | | | 11 | Cardiovascular diseases, causes, classification, nutrition therapy | | | 12 | Cancer; definition, causes, nutritional relationship | | | 13 | Bone and joint diseases, definition, causes, classification, nutritional therapy | | | 14 | Neurodegenerative diseases and dementia; definition, classification, nutritional support | | | 15 | Healthy lifestyle | | |
| Recommended or Required Reading | Baysal A. Nutrition. Hatipoğlu publishing house, Ankara 2008. Baysal A. et al. Diet Handbook. Hatipoglu Publishing House, Ankara 2008. Coulston AM, Boushey CJ. Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease. 2nd ed. Elsevier Academic Press, USA 2008. Internet Resources | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | None |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 | Self Study | 14 | 1 | 14 | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 7 | 2 | 14 | Individual Study for Final Examination | 14 | 1 | 14 | |
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | LO1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | LO2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | LO3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | LO4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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