The aim of this subject is to provide students with an understanding of the chemical structure and the underlying nutritional biochemistry of food components.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:
Describe the structural properties of the food components
Show some understanding between structure and physical and chemical properties of the food components
Demonstrate understanding of the digestion, absorption, transport and use of the food components by the human body
Demonstrate understanding of the nutritional significance of a range of foods
Generic skills
Upon completion of this unit, students should have developed:
A profound respect for truth, intellectual and professional integrity, and the ethics of scholarship
The capacity of independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning and research
An ability to drive, interpret and analyse social, technical or economical information from multiple source
Skills in observation, critical analysis and report writing