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Nutrition for Seniors (SUUK_108)

About Study Course

Department: Department of Rehabilitation
ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Daina Zepa
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Medicine
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical medicine; Nutrition

Objective

To acquaint the audience with the changes in the human body ages, nutritional impact on the elderly (geriatric age - 65 years) health condition. Chronic disease course. The most common diet-related problems for the elderly.

Prerequisites

General nutritional principles. Basic knowledge of human anatomy. Healthy lifestyle principles.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.1) Understand the significant changes in the body composition with age,
2) Understand the different aspects of nutrition in the care of elderly people (focusing on economic, social, medical issues).

Skills

1.Determine and identify malnutrition-related problems in elderly people through the evaluation tools.

Competence

1.1) The acquired knowledge is used in the development and counselling of nutrition advice for patients or customers in their care.
2) The knowledge acquired makes it possible to engage in multidisciplinary scientific studies to study the nutritional issues of elderly people.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Nutrition Science2Master'sRequiredDaina Zepa
About Study CourseObjectivePrerequisitesLearning outcomesStudy course planning
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