Nutritional Epidemiology

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Code:
53609
ECTS:
4.0
Lecturers in charge:
nasl. prof. dr. sc. Selma Cvijetić-Avdagić
Lecturers:
nasl. prof. dr. sc. Selma Cvijetić-Avdagić - Seminar
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Load:
1. komponenta
Lecture type Total
Lectures 20
Seminar 30
* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)
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. 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: