Course Description
Principles of nutritional laboratory involving energy, protein, lipids, oxidative stress, vitamins, minerals and trace elements. Nutritional assessment using anthropometry, dietary assessment, biochemical analyses, computer program, and physical examinations in all age ranges. Analyses of nutritional problems as important public health problems in Thailand and Asia Pacific region. Relationship between nutritional status and disease. Diets for specific diseases
Course Goals
The program aims to train students with fundamental knowledge of nutritional laboratory with positive attitudes and lifelong learning. This will fulfill the demand of MU graduation and further national and international collaboration. Graduates from the course will boost knowledge of nutrition and apply knowledge to their research activities.
Course Objectives
- Describe the principle of nutrition laboratory, and nutritional assessment
- Demonstrate the techniques in nutritional laboratory and nutritional assessment
- Illustrate knowledge and technique in nutritional laboratory and nutritional assessment
- Apply knowledge of nutrition laboratory, and nutritional assessment in literature searching
Course Learning Outcome
At the end of the course, the students should be able to
CLO1: Illustrate knowledge and techniques in nutrition laboratory
CLO2: Apply information technology in literature searching in nutrition
Curriculum
- 10 Sections
- 3 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- TMNU516 All VDO1
- Lab I : Protein determinations0
- Lab II: Tissue and cell culture technique0
- Lab III: Automate0
- Lab IV: Vitamin determination0
- Lab V: Mineral determination, oxidative stress and antioxidant activity0
- Lab VI: Nutrient analyses in foods1
- Lab VII: Nutritional assessment0
- Lab VIII: Special diets0
- TMNU 516: Nutritional Laboratory (Essay)1