Nutritional Assessment

Level
Undergraduate
Semester
3rd Semester
Credit
5
Method
Laboratory Exercises, Lectures, Tutorial Lessons
Type
Compulsory
Language
English, Greek

Learning Outcomes

The current module aims to familiarize students with the methods used for the nutritional assessment of groups or individuals at different stages of life (infants, toddlers, children, adolescents, adults, elderly). It aims at educating students on the methodologically correct use of techniques and tools used for the assessment of the nutritional status of an individual taking into consideration a set of parameters.

The current module is designed to build competence in obtaining and evaluating indicators of the nutritional status of groups or individuals which include:

  • clinical factors, family and medical history
  • dietary factors
  • anthropometric and body composition factors
  • blood and biochemical factors.

General Abilities

  • Work autonomously
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
  • Decision making
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Be critical and self-critical

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