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NUTRIGENETICS COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
BEY451 NUTRIGENETICS 7 3 3 6

Objectives and Contents

Objectives: It's aimed to gain knowledge and attitudes related to the interaction of genetic variations with nutrition and the relationship between genetics and disease risks.
Content: Genetic concepts and terminology, nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics, gene and environment interactions, genetic variation, nutrients and gene expression, epigenetics, genotypic and phenotypic effects of nutrition, nutrigenetics and diabetes, nutrigenetics and obesity, epigenetics and cancer, nutrigenomics and cancer, genetic variation and physical performance.