Module Details

Impact of diet on human health: Nutrition in internal medicine: implications for health and disease

MF0347

Course
Impact of diet on human health: Nutrition in internal medicine: implications for health and disease
Code
MF0347
Academic Year
2026/2027
Curriculum Year
2025/2026
Degree Programme
FOOD HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Curriculum
000 - CORSO GENERICO
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Credits
2
Lecture Hours
16
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/09 - Internal Medicine
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
2
Teaching period
Primo Semestre
Campus
VERCELLI
Teaching language
English
Course Contents
The course aims to: - illustrate the most common syndromes in the general population;- identify subjects requiring a nutritional consultation;- to evaluate the best nutritional intervention.
Reference Texts
European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) guidelines
Learning Outcomes
-To identify clinical characteristics suggesting the presence of pathology in a subject who refers to a nutritional consultation;- to identify the best dietary treatment.
Prerequisites
Body composition and balanced diet
Teaching Methods
lessons with slides and classroom exercises during which critical skills of students are encouraged
Additional Information
Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services-students-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.
Assessment Methods
Written test (3 open questions and 1 multiple choices quiz).The exam of the integrated course "Impact of diet on human health" consists of 34 questions (10 multiple choice questions for the modules: Promotion of healthy diet and disease prevention, Introduction to statistical and epidemiological methods and endocrine and metabolic disease and 4 (3 open and 1 multiple choice) for the nutrition in internal medicine: implication for health and disease module. The pass mark will be achieved if the student correctly answers 60% of the exam questions of the entire integrated course
Detailed Syllabus
- impact of diet on human health- hypertension and DASH diet- fatty liver disease - cirrhosis- chronic kidney disease - unintentional weight loss - chronic abdominal pain (IBD vs IBD and low FODMAP diet) - celiac disease - VLEKD
Expected Learning Outcomes
- To understand the information by medical history; -to identify subjects needing nutritional assessment;- to identify the most appropriate dietary plan.
Last update:09-09-2026 00:14:31