Module Details
| Module Code: |
BIOL8026 |
| Title: |
Contemporary Nutrition
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Long Title:
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Contemporary Nutrition
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| NFQ Level: |
Advanced |
| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2021/22 ( September 2021 ) |
| Field of Study: |
4211 - Biochemistry & Cell Biology
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| Module Description: |
This module will provide students with an insight into the future of food and nutrition globally. Students will study personalised nutrition, factors influencing future food product development and potential public health nutrition initiatives of the future.
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| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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Learning Outcome Description |
| LO1 |
Describe the concepts and evaluate the role of personalised nutrition in the future of health. |
| LO2 |
Discuss and appraise viable solutions to food, nutrition and sustainability challenges of the future. |
| LO3 |
Critique potential public health initiatives to improve nutrition and health. |
| LO4 |
Evaluate consumer acceptance testing of innovations in the food industry. |
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Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
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| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| No requirements listed |
| Indicative Content |
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Personalised Nutrition
Nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics, epigenetics – concepts, evidence, feasibility, role in future of health. Legal, policy and ethical aspects of personalised nutrition.
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Food and nutrition challenges of future
Solutions to address issues in limited resources, hunger, climate change and sustainability, health. The current and future role of genetically modified, organic, functional foods.
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Food sustainability
Understand issues associated with food sustainability - environmental impact of food production, role of consumer behaviour in food sustainability, efficiency in food production and use of resources. Strategies to address food sustainability including smart farming and improving governance of food system.
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Potential public health initiatives
Programs and policies encouraging more fruit and vegetable production, restricted marketing targeted to children, improved food labelling options, taxes on less healthy foods and beverages, nutrition-friendly schools, improve nutrition promotion in food-assistance programs.
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Consumer acceptance
Methods of measuring consumer acceptability, review evidence for consumer acceptability of foods innovations.
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Module Content & Assessment
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Coursework | 40.00% |
| End of Module Formal Examination | 60.00% |
Assessments
| End of Module Formal Examination |
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| Reassessment Requirement |
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.
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The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
On theory |
Every Week |
2.00 |
2 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Self-directed study |
Every Week |
5.00 |
5 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
2.00 |
| This module has no Part Time workload. |
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Module Resources
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| Recommended Book Resources |
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Lovegrove, J.A., Hodson, L., Sharma, S., Lanham-New, S.A.. (2015), Nutrition Research Methodologies, Wiley-Blackwell, [ISBN: 9781118972335].
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Edelstein, S.. (2011), Nutrition in Public Health, A Handbook for Developing Programs and Services, Third. Jones & Bartlett Learning, [ISBN: 9780763777913].
| | Supplementary Book Resources |
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Stein, N.. (2015), Public Health Nutrition Principles and Practice in Community and Global Health, First. Jones & Bartlett Learning, [ISBN: 9781449692049].
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World Resources Institute. (2018), Creating a sustainable food future,
| | Other Resources |
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Website, US National Library of Medicine,
National Center for Biotechnology
Information,
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Website, Science Direct,
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Position Statement, Guide and Position of the International
Society of Nutrigenetics/Nutrigenomics
on Personalized Nutrition: Part 2 –
Ethics,Challenges and Endeavors of
Precision Nutrition, J Nutrigenet Nutrigenomics,
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