Obesity and Malnutrition

Course Description

COURSE CONTENT

• Epidemiology and etiology of obesity
• Body mass regulation
• Child obesity
• Popular diets – advantages and disadvantages
• Introduction to eating disorders
• Anorexia (Anorexia Nervosa)
• Bulimia (Bulimia Nervosa)
• Nonspecific eating disorders (EDNOS) including noncritical (compulsive) eating disorder (BED)

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• explain epidemiology and etiology of obesity and malnutrition
• discuss advantages and disadvantages of the methods for determining body composition
• choose the appropriate method of improving nutritional status of obese and malnourished patients
• choose the appropriate methods of controlling body mass among obese children
• explain new achivements for understanding and solving obesity problems
• critically evaluate popular diets for eight loss