28221 - NUTRITION AND HEALTH

Subject type: Basic

Coordinator: Montserrat Lamoglia Puig

Trimester: Second term

Credits: 4

This subject has methodological and digital resources to make possible its continuity in non-contact mode in the case of being necessary for reasons related to the Covid-19. In this way, the achievement of the same knowledge and skills that are specified in this teaching plan will be ensured.

The TecnoCampus will make available to teachers and students the digital tools needed to carry out the course, as well as guides and recommendations that facilitate adaptation to the non-contact mode.

This course aims to review basic principles of metabolism and energy, as well as knowledge about food and nutrients. The student must understand the basics of nutritional status and dietary care, knowing the role of nutrients in maintaining health and the nutritional repercussions of diseases.

We will explore what the current hospital kitchen is like and the types of diets we find in hospitals. We will also look at artificial foods such as enteral and parenteral food.

We will continue with dietary recommendations for high-prevalence pathologies, such as obesity, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, diabetes and cancer.

We will delve into dietary guidelines and recommendations for the different stages of life: the baby, the child, the adolescent, the pregnant woman, the nursing woman and the elderly.

In recent years we have been immersed in the pandemic of food intolerances and allergies. Certain foods can cause uncomfortable symptoms due to their incorrect and / or difficult digestion. Other foods trigger exaggerated immune system responses that put a person’s life at risk. It is necessary to see what foods cause them, what their characteristics and symptoms are, as well as specific diets.

In the seminars we will work on a practical level the alternative foods that we find in an increasingly important part of the population. You need to know their foods and ingredients to be able to know if we are talking about a nutritionally balanced diet or a nutrient-free diet. 

The methodology of the subject will be done through the contact hours in the classroom and the time of autonomous work, with the support of the virtual learning environment.

In both face-to-face and independent work sessions, the student will work individually and in work groups.

The first day will be presented and explained the operation of individual activities and seminars.

CONTENTS

Topic 1. Introduction and basic concepts.

Topic 2. Nutrients: macronutrients and micronutrients, dietary fiber and water.

Item 3. Food groups.

Item 4. Balanced diet.

Item 5. The hospital kitchen.

Item 6. Power systems.

Subject 7. Dietary recommendations and alimentary advice in pathologies of big prevalence.

Item 8. Food at different stages of life.

Item 9. Allergies, intolerances and food autoimmune diseases.

SEMINARS AND ACTIVITIES

Seminars 1 and 2. The seminar sessions will explain different concepts needed to use them in a practical way and related to topics covered during the course.

Individual activities. These are three compulsory works and will be implemented through the Moodle platform. They will be opened and closed according to the teaching period.

Group activities. These are compulsory works and will be implemented through the Moodle platform or will be done in the classroom as a group.
 

Qualification system (Royal Decree 1125/2003, of 5 September) that establishes that the European system of qualifications to the university degrees
of official character and validity throughout the state territory:
0 - 4,9: Suspension
5,0 - 6,9: Approved
7,0 - 8,9: Notable
9,0 - 10: Excellent

The evaluation of the subject is continuous, through different tools to assess the different skills needed to pass the subject.
The assessment of competencies will be done through the following activities:
- A final exam.
- Free from the problems posed in the seminars.
- Delivery of individual works.

In the evaluation of the competences will take into account the presence of the student in class and his implication during the seminars, as well as the
individual interventions in the different exercises in the Virtual Classroom.

Assessment systems

According to article 5 of Royal Decree 1125/2003, the results obtained for the student will be graded according to the numerical scale from 0 to 10, with the corresponding qualitative grade: failed, approved, notable, excellent , honors. The individual exam in recovery period will weigh 50%.
In accordance with current regulations, you can only opt for recovery, if the subject has been suspended. If the qualification is Not presented, it will not be possible to opt for it (upon recovery).

The final grade of the student will be obtained through a continuous assessment valued at 50% and a final assessment (theoretical exam 50%). The exam will be face-to-face and will be mediated with the rest of the marks of the continuous assessment (group work and compulsory individual work). The exam will weigh 50% of the evaluation and must be passed with a minimum of 5 points (out of 10 points) to be able to evaluate the whole subject.

All works must be submitted through the Virtual Classroom on the date indicated. No late work will be accepted. Seminars will be mandatory and represent 25% of the grade; the individual works will be compulsory and will represent 25% of the grade and will correspond to a series of activities (discussion of related bibliographic sources, audiovisual material, etc.) through the Virtual Classroom. The average mark obtained in the continuous assessment will average the mark of the final exam. To take the exam you will need to have passed both the final exam and the continuous assessment.

For continuous assessment submissions to the Virtual Classroom you need to make sure you have your internet connection, power source and other technical issues under control. In the event that they cannot be done due to technical issues, it will be necessary to prove this reliably as the activities will not be reactivated and the grade will be suspended.

The total or partial copy in any of the learning activities will mean a "Not Presented" in the subject, without option to present in the proof of recovery and without prejudice of the opening of a file for this reason.

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