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7378 (v.6) Nutrition and Health 288



 

Area:

School of Public Health

Contact Hours:

4.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

1643 (v.6) Human Biology 133 or any previous version
AND
1644 (v.7) Human Biology 134 or any previous version
The diet and disease relationship, nutrition misinformation, cost of diet related diseases, food and nutrition policy, dietary guidelines, food and nutrition systems, food production, trends in the available food supply, public perceptions and scientificreality of hazards in foods, food law, labeling and health claims, food additives, contaminants and microbiology, variables affecting food habits, methods for assessing food habits, methods of evaluation of food habits, food selection guides, nutrient composition, recommended dietary intakes, Australian food habits, nutritional status during the life cycle, the role of diet in diet-related disease, energy and obesity, heart disease, fat and sodium, cancer, gastrointestinal diseases, micronutrient diseases, nutrition and health inequalities, impact on nutrition education and promotion - issues for the future.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1YY 
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2Y Y

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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