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Intro to Food Science & Human Nutrition (FOOD20003)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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This subject introduces the basic concepts of both food science and nutrition. From a food science perspective, the subject will assist students in developing an understanding of the chemical structure and underlying nutritional biochemistry of food components, concentrating on carbohydrates, proteins and lipids, and how food processing affects these food components.
From a nutrition perspective, the subject will assist students in developing an understanding of the nutritional aspect of food in the human body, covering basic physiological and biochemical processes. There is a particular emphasis on the digestion, absorption, nutritional significance and health effects of the macro and micronutrients, and the basic biochemistry of energy metabolism. Students will further explore the dietary concepts of energy balance and diet planning and the tools used in this process.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Summarise the structural, physical and chemical properties of food components and apply this knowledge in a food industry application
- Discuss how food relates to human physiology and interpret consequences of inadequate or excessive intakes
- Analyse an individual's dietary intake against nutrient reference values and dietary guidelines
- Determine an individual's anthropometry, energy requirements and potential health effects of imbalances
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
Last updated: 5 December 2024