Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
GIM-23-101NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRYElective116
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Educate students to apply knowledge on the relationships between diet and human metabolism to food systems. Educate students to develop an understanding on the principles to prevent diet associated health problems,
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr.Ögr.Üyesi Elif Duygu KAYA
Learning Outcomes
1Gain detailed information about nutritional biochemistry and classification of biological structures.
2Gain knowledge on vitamins, minerals, trace elements, and inorganic nutrients.
3Knows digestion and absorption, digestible foods, energy intake and expenditure, regulation of energy metabolism.
4Understand the effect of nutrition on cancer and cardiovascular diseases
5Gain an ability to critically review research papers in the area of nutritional biochemistry.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
Biochemical reactions and mechanisms in metabolism, Digestion, energy metabolism, vitamins and minerals, Nutrition-related diseases
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Overview of nutritional biochemistry, classification of biological structuresnonenone
2Digestion and absorption, nutrients that resist digestionnonenone
3Energy intake and expenditure, regulation of energy metabolismnonenone
4Vitamin, mineral and trace element metabolism, functions, requirements, sources, absorption, and toxicitynonenone
5Nutrition and cardiovascular diseasesnonenone
6Inorganic nutrientsnonenone
7Effects of nutritional styles on cancernonenone
8Nutritional in major metabolic disorders and regulatory diets (osteoporosis, diabetes, rheumatism, renal, gastrointestinal, liver diseases).nonenone
9Inborn errors of metabolismnonenone
10Carbohydrate metabolismnonenone
11Lipit metabolismnonenone
12Protein metabolismNoneNone
13Nutritional principles for different age, sex, and occupation groups, infection and the immune systemNoneNone
14Open discussion on topics selected by studentsnonenone
Recommended or Required Reading
Keha, E.,Küfrevioğulları Ö.İ., Biochemistry, Aktif Publication, İstanbul. 2010 Nelson and Cox, Lehninger The principles of Biochemistry Palme Publication, Ankara Yildiz F. 2010. Advances in foodbiochemistry, Boca Raton : CRCPress Harper H.A. Harper's biochemistry. 21st edition.California : Appleton & Lange, 1988
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
none
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14342
Individual Study for Mid term Examination12020
Individual Study for Final Examination12020
Homework14342
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)169
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