Introduction

Nutrition in Health & Disease

FBMNH1/FBMNH2/FB3N2A

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Module organiser: Professor Julie Lovegrove

Office: 2-13 Dept of Food and Nutritional Sciences

email: j.a.lovegrove@reading.ac.uk
Lecturers

JAL: Julie A Lovegrove,

JPES: Jeremy PE Spencer,
PY- Parveen Yaqoob,
MG: Margot Gosney,
MH: Mark Hobden,
DMC: Danny M Commane.
VK: Vimal Karani
SL-N Sue Lanham-New
(Guest Lecturer)
 Aims (FB3N2A/FBMNH1)
• To cover issues relating to human nutrition during the life cycle
(including pregnancy, lactation, childhood, adolescents and elderly) in
health and disease
• To inform students of the subject matter relevant to the interface
between human nutrition and food science
• To acquaint students with a balanced account of current issues in
nutrition which impinge on diet, health and disease

• To provide the student with an understanding of topical issues in

nutritional sciences which have made major advancements over the last
decade including the areas of diet and cognition, nutrition in
cardiovascular disease prevention.
 Aims (FBMNH2)
• To cover issues relating to human nutrition during the life cycle
(including pregnancy, lactation, childhood, adolescents and elderly) in
health and disease

• To inform students of the subject matter relevant to the interface

between human nutrition and food science

• To acquaint students with a balanced account of current issues in

nutrition which impinge on diet, health and disease

• To provide the student with an understanding of topical issues in

nutritional sciences which have made major advancements over the last
decade including the areas of diet-gene-chronic disease interactions,
diet and cognition, functional foods and ingredients, sports nutrition.
 Learning Outcomes
• Understand major issues of nutrition during the life cycle.
• Have an introductory appreciation of the science base of controversial
issues of nutrition policy: e.g. the dietary aetiology of obesity, heart
disease, immune function, bone disease, diabetes and cancer, cognition and
GI diseases.
• Understand positive and negative influences on health of various diets,
food components and nutrients.

• Demonstrate understanding of topical issues in nutritional sciences

 Coursework
FB3N2A/FBMNH1/FBMNH2
• Blackboard MCQ Test

• ~60 questions should be completed in 90 min in one sitting

• Available: Tuesday 8th December 2015

• Completion deadline: Sunday 10th January 2016

• If you have recognised requirements for extra time please

inform me.
 Coursework
FBMNH2
In addition to MCQ in Autumn term

• Group presentation

• Deadline end Spring term

• If you have recognised requirements for extra time please

inform me.
 Exam
FB3N2A/FBMNH1

One 2 hour paper

• Section A:
5 compulsory short answer questions (30%)
• Section B:
2 essay questions out of 4 (35% each)

Pass mark: FB3N2A: 40%

FBMNH1: 50%
 Exam
FBMNH2

One 2 hour paper

• Section A:
8 compulsory short answer questions (40%)
• Section B:
2 essay questions out of 4 (30% each)

Pass mark: 50%

Recommended texts
• Nutrition & Metabolism. Ed Lanham-New SA, MacDonald
IA, Roche HM. 2nd Edition (2010). Nutrition Text Book
Series. Wiley Blackwell.

• Clinical Nutrition Ed. Elia M, Ljungqvist O, Stratton R,

Lanham-New. 2nd Edition (2008). Nutrition Text Book
Series. Wiley Blackwell.

• Nutrition Research Methodologies. 1st Edition. (2015).

Nutrition Text Book Series. Wiley Blackwell.