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NUTRITIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
BEY348 NUTRITIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 6 2 2 4

Objectives and Contents

Objectives: It s aimed to gain knowledge and attitudes related to nutrition epidemiology and public health issues, the dietitian’s role in policy planning, research methods in disease epidemiology, and the epidemiology of various diseases.
Content: Epidemiology, nutritional epidemiology, risk groups, protein-energy malnutrition, breastfeeding policies, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, bone diseases, dental caries, epidemiology of vitamin and mineral deficiencies, nutritional plans and policies implemented globally and in our country, and the planning of epidemiological studies.