Nutritional Epidemiology

Code:

53609

ECTS:

4.0

Lecturers in charge:

Selma Cvijetić-Avdagić, MD, Adjunct Full Professor, PhD

Lecturers:

Lectures:
Selma Cvijetić-Avdagić, MD, Adjunct Full Professor, PhD

Seminar:
Selma Cvijetić-Avdagić, MD, Adjunct Full Professor, PhD

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Lecture type	Total
Lectures	20
Seminar	30

Description:

1. Introduction to Nutritional Epidemiology
a.Epidemiological study: definition, aims and purpose
b.History

2. Epidemiological measurements
a.Frequency
b.Relations
c.Risk
d.Standardization

3. Epidemiological studies
a .Design and types
b. Subjects recruitment
c. Data collection
d .Validity: errors and bias
e. Data analyses

4. Nutritional epidemiological studies in the world and in Croatia

5. Nutrition and public health
a. Nutrition and diseases
b. Nutrition in pre-school and school children
c. Community and individual nutritional assessment and evaluation
d. Understanding the role of the public health nutritionist

Learning outcomes:

Literature:

1. Interna skripta Epidemiološke metode

2. Babuš V. Epidemiološke metode. Medicinska naklada, Zagreb, 2001. (Poglavlja: Mjere i Epidemiološke studije)

3.Nutritional Epidemiology, Possibilities and Limitations (http://europe.ilsi.org/file/Ilsiepid.pdf) (Poglavlje Epidemiological studies),

1. semester

Mandatory course - Regular studij - Nutrition

Consultations schedule:

For consultation hours, please contact the course coordinator.

Nutritional Epidemiology