BMS208 Human Nutrition (8)
Abstract| This subject examines nutrients and how the body uses nutrients including ingestion, digestion, absorption, transport, metabolism, interaction, storage and excretion. This is then extended to consider the role of diet and nutrition in therapy and disease states. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 2 | | Internal | Orange Campus | | Internal | Wagga Wagga Campus | | Distance | Wagga Wagga Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: BMS208
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Biomedical Sciences |
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Assumed Knowledge| BMS205 or BCM206 or BMS303 or BCM210 or BCM211 |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
* be able to describe the range of nutrients and recommended nutrient intakes
* be able to outline the digestion, absorption and transport of nutrients in the human body;
* be able to desctibe the nutritional importance of water soluble and fat soluble vitamins, minerals and trace minerals;
* distinguish those special nutritional requirements during periods of physiological stress (eg during different stages of the life cycle including pregnancy and lactation, and during periods of physical activity);
* be able to discuss the link between diet and health;
* be able to describe the role of nutrition in various disease states;
* be able to identify the role of pharmaceutical agents in nutritional therapy. |
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
The syllabus will cover the following topics:
* an overview of nutrition, the nutrients, nutrient intakes, nutritional assessment
* digestion and digestive processes including absorption and the circulatory systems
* energy balance
* water soluble and fat soluble vitamins; body fluids and minerals, trace minerals
* nutrition in fitness, physical activity and body adaptations
* nutritional requirements during different stages of the life cycle (pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and aging).
* diet and health, nutrition in various disease states;
* pharmaceutical agents in nutritional therapy. |
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
