c308 Introduction to Health Nutrition

Faculty of Sports Studies
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
16/8. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Iva Hrnčiříková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Mandelová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Iva Hrnčiříková, Ph.D.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will be inform about basic of healthy nutrition.The course is intended to provide a through understanding of the relationship between nutrition, health and desease.
Syllabus
  • 1. An overview of nutrition. 2. Planning a healthy diet. 3. Energy balance and body composition. 4. Carbohydrates, proteins, Fats. 5. Vitamins, Minerals, Water. 6. Nutrition during pregnancy. 7. Nutrition during lactation. 8. Nutrition during Infancy, childhood. Nutrition during adolescents. 9. Nutrition of older adults. 10. Nutrition and chronic desease. Recommendations for reducing cardiovascular disease risk. 11. Recommendations for reducig risk of hypertension, metabolic syndrom. 12. Recommendation for reducing obesity risk. 13. Recommendation for reducing risk of cancer. 14. Food Additives.
Literature
  • BENDER, David A. Introduction to nutrition and metabolism. 4th ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2008, 416 s. ISBN 9781420043129. info
  • WEBB, Frances Sizer and Eleanor Noss WHITNEY. Nutrition : concepts and controversies. 11th ed. Belmont: Thomson/ Wadsworth, 2008, 1 sv. ISBN 9780495390657. info
  • BROWN, Judith E. Nutrition now. 5th ed. Belmont: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2008, 1 sv. ISBN 9780495117698. info
  • Present knowledge in nutrition. Edited by Barbara Ann Brown Bowman - Robert Russell. 9th ed. Washington, D.C.: ILSI Press, International Life Sciences Institute, 2006, 2 v. ISBN 978-1-57881-199-1. info
  • WILLIAMS, Melvin H. Nutrition for health, fitness, & sport. 7th ed. Dubuque: McGraw-Hill, 2005, xiv, 544. ISBN 0072441704. info
  • SUMMERFIELD, Liane M. Nutrition, exercise, and behavior :an integrated approach to weight management. Belmont: Wadsworth, 2001, xxii, 521. ISBN 0-534-54153-4. info
  • Modern nutrition in health and disease. Edited by Maurice E. Shils. 9th ed. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams-Wilkins, 1999, xxii, 1951. ISBN 068330769X. info
  • PAŘÍZKOVÁ, Jana. Nutrition, physical activity, and health in early life : [studies in preschool children]. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1996, 295 s. ISBN 0849379199. info
Assessment methods
lectures, homeworks, reading, projekts, attendance in seminairs, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Spring 2009.
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