Introduction in Nutrition Research

Adatok

A Tantárgybejelentőben megadott hivatalos adatok az alábbi tanévre: 2025-2026

Tematika

A conscious and rich diet can be a source of great pleasure but unhealthy lifestyle and eating habits can lead to disease. Additionally, individual behaviour is increasingly important when it comes to health. The topics covered in this subject will provide you with the knowledge to develop critical thinking for health-conscious eating. The course provides students with useful information that will help them navigate in a concise way through nutrition science and the inseparable world of food and the food industry. Nutrition knowledge has evolved enormously in recent years, and marketing and media skills have put 'basic truths' in a different light. After a brief historical overview, we will learn about macro- and micronutrients and their role in metabolism. Furthermore, individual nutrient requirements are discussed, as well as the pathogenic role of proportionally inappropriate diets and over-consumption.

Előadások

• 1.

  Introduction. Terminology of nutrition science. Interpreting nutrition tables

  - Lelovics Zsuzsanna
• 2.

  Nutrient composition: macronutrients.

  - Lelovics Zsuzsanna
• 3.

  Composition of food: micronutrients.

  - Lelovics Zsuzsanna
• 4.

  Nutrient requirements. Healthy eating, principles.

  - Lelovics Zsuzsanna
• 5.

  Specific issues of healthy eating - by life stage (child, adult, pregnant, elderly).

  - Lelovics Zsuzsanna
• 6.

  Fluid needs, fluid intake.

  - Lelovics Zsuzsanna
• 7.

  Dietary supplements, functional and special foods. Superfoods.

  - Lelovics Zsuzsanna
• 8.

  Fast food. Junk food. Additives. E-numbers.

  - Lelovics Zsuzsanna
• 9.

  Lifestyle and exercise.

  - Lelovics Zsuzsanna
• 10.

  Diet-related non-communicable diseases. Obesity.

  - Lelovics Zsuzsanna
• 11.

  Non-traditional dietary trends. Nutritional fads. Nutrition science on the Internet.

  - Lelovics Zsuzsanna
• 12.

  Food safety. Food law. The food label.

  - Lelovics Zsuzsanna

Gyakorlatok

Szemináriumok

A tananyag elsajátításához szükséges segédanyagok

Kötelező irodalom

Hand-outs will be given.

Saját oktatási anyag

Moodle. Teams.

Jegyzet

Lecture materials by the teacher.

Ajánlott irodalom

Allen, L. H. – Prentice, A. – Caballero, B.: Encyclopedia of human nutrition. 2013.
Zimmermann, M.: Burgerstein’s handbook of nutrition. Stuttgart: Thieme, 2001.

A félév elfogadásának feltételei

Maximum of 25% absence allowed.

Félévközi ellenőrzések

Written test.

Távolmaradás pótlásának lehetőségei

As discussed with the lecturer.

Vizsgakérdések

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Vizsgáztatók

Gyakorlatok, szemináriumok oktatói