NFSC 325B Topics in Macronutrients
Spring 2005
Instructor: Katie Silliman, PhD, RD
Office: Holt Hall 104 Phone: 898-6245
Office Hours: Tuesday 11 – 2 PM, Thursday 12 – 2 PM or by appointment
Prerequisites: NFSC 125 and Chem 153 or Chem 250A
E-mail:
Prerequisites:
NFSC 225 – Advanced Human Nutrition and a course in biochemistry
Texts:
Reader available at MR KOPY (REQUIRED)
WEB Reader available on WEBCT
Recommended Reference:
Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 4th ed., by Gropper, Smith + Groff
or other appropriate advanced human nutrition text
A Biochemistry Text
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
· describe the past and present food consumption (macronutrients and energy) and activity patterns and the primary tools used for measuring these patterns.
· describe the dietary recommendations of major health organizations and their scientific rationale.
· discuss the current areas of controversy in the area of macronutrient recommendations for the US population
· discuss the essential functions of the macronutrients and their role in the pathogenesis of diet-related diseases.
· list the biochemical control points and hormones that the body uses in the metabolism of macronutrients.
· make critical evaluations of original research articles.
· apply concepts gathered from the lectures, research article critiques, and student seminars to diet-related health problems.
· describe current understanding of the development of obesity and other diet-related disorders.
· develop a thorough understanding of an area of macronutrient metabolism by presenting a seminar to one’s peers.
Requirements:
Each student will be expected to:
1. attend and participate in all class discussions.
2. be an active participant in group activities by coming to class well prepared.
3. critique and present an original research article.
4. organize and present an oral seminar.
Article presentation:
Students will select one of the original research articles from the class reader or another approved article to present to the class. The presentation is limited to 20-25 minutes. Students must use PowerPoint for their presentation. Guidelines will be distributed.
Seminar:
Each student will give a 40-45 minute seminar of the student's choice. The purpose of this seminar is to give each student an opportunity to explore and analyze the current literature as it relates to a specific topic in the area of macronutrient metabolism. Students are expected to integrate findings from review articles, original research articles, and books to provide the class with an “up to date” report of current knowledge and controversies on their chosen topic. Students must use PowerPoint for their presentation. On the day of the seminar each student will give peers an outline of topics to be discussed and a list of references for additional readings on the nutrient. Guidelines will be distributed.
Grading: Points
Quizzes (4 at 25 points) 100
Take-home questions (2 at 25 points) 50
Article Presentation 50
Student Seminar 100
300
TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE
Date Topic Reading
Week 1 Overview of the class and introductions
(Jan. 24) Selection of article presentations and topic for student
seminars
Abstract activity
Week 2 Overview of health recommendations and status of Reader:1-10
(Jan. 31) US population Article presentation 1 – Katie
Research proposal activity
Week 3 Nutrition epidemiology + food intake studies Reader: 11-23
(Feb. 7) Carbohydrate Metabolism
Article presentations – Articles #2, 3, + 4
Week 4 Regulation of CHO metabolism WEB READER
(Feb. 14) Article presentations – Articles #5, 6, + 7 Reader: 24-28
Week 5 Quiz #1
(Feb. 21) Fiber WEB READER
Glycemic Index/Glucose Transport
Week 6 Article presentations – Articles #8, 9, + 10 WEB READER/PDF
(Feb. 28)
Week 7 Article presentations – Articles #11, 12, + 13 WEB READER/PDF
(March 7) Lipid Metabolism
SPRING BREAK
Week 8 Regulation of lipid metabolism WEB READER/PDF
(March 21) Article presentations – Articles#14, 15, + 16
Week 9 Quiz #2
(March 28) Heart Disease
Take-home questions (Due week 11)
Week 10 Diet and Heart Disease /Metabolic Syndrome Reader: 29-38
(April 4) Student presentations – 3
Week 11 Student presentations - 3
(April 11)
Week 12 Quiz #3
(April 18) Obesity/Nutrigenetics/genomics/MISC Reader: 39-57
Week 13 Student presentations - 3
(April 25)
Week 14 Student presentations - 3
(May 2)
Week 15 Student presentations – 3-4
(May 9)