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KLI042 KLI042 Nutrition, health, and sustainable diets lp4 VT24 (7.5 hp)

The course is offered by the Department of Life Sciences

Contact details

Examiner:

Malin Barman, malin.barman@chalmers.se

Lecturers:

Malin Barman, malin.barman@chalmers.se

Mia Stråvik, mia.stravik@chalmers.se

Clemens Wittenbecher, clemens.wittenbecher@chalmers.se

Anna Hjort: anna.hjort@chalmers.se

Ingrid Undeland: undeland@chalmers.se

Mehdi Abdollahi: khozaghi@chalmers.se

Elise Nordin: elise.nordin@chalmers.se

 

Laboratory supervisors:

Mia Stråvik, mia.stravik@chalmers.se

Mar Vall-Llosera Juanola, marv@chalmers.se

Cecilia Martinez Escobar escobedo@chalmers.se

Study nurse:

Karin Larsson, karin.larsson@chalmers.se

 

Course purpose

The course aims to introduce students to nutrition and its role in health. The purpose is also to provide an overview of how diets – the type, combination, and quantity of foods consumed – can contribute to a sustainable food future.

 

Schedule

See the most updated course schedule in the first module. I will upload a new version if there are changes. Course Information

For lecture halls etc, have a look at  TimeEdit

Course literature

Textbook : Introduction to Human Nutrition. Eds. Gibney, Lanham-New, Cassidy, and Vorster. The nutrition Society. Blackwell Science, 2009. ISBN 978-4051-6807-6. 

A selection of scientific publications and relevant and current literature on nutrition, health, and sustainability issues will also be available during the course.

 

Learning outcomes

Can be found here: Learning outcomes of the course

 

Course organization:

  • Lectures
    • Flipped class room
    • “Ordinary lectures” – some on zoom
  • Laboratory works
  • Group work
  • Oral presentations
  • Canvas quizzes
  • Canvas assignments

An overview of the lectures can be found here: Overview of lectures

 

Compulsory parts:

1. Mini Clinical Trial: Chemical analysis of your nutritional status and register your diet in a 4 day food diary

2. Group work healthy and sustainable food consumption

3. Evaluating nutritional research 

4. Quizzes and assignments: Many small compulsory quizzes will be posted on Canvas during the course. There will also be different assignments that you need to do. 
 

Course summary:

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