Nutritional Physiology in Food Technology

Department
  • Master's program Food Technology & Nutrition
Course unit code
  • 24_LTE_MAS_2_3
Number of ECTS credits allocated
  • 5.0
Name of lecturer(s)
  • Dr. rer. nat. Losso Klemens, Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dipl. Biol. Hengst Ludger
Mode of delivery
  • face-to-face
Recommended optional program components
  • none
Recommended or required reading
  • Rehner, G. und Daniel, H.: Biochemie der Ernährung, Spektrum, 2010
    Thompson und Manore: Nutrition- An applied approach, 2. Edition, Pearson, 2011
    Rehner und Daniel: Biochemie der Ernährung, 3. Auflage, Springer, 2010
    Stipanuk and Caudill: Biochemical, Physiological, and Molecular Aspects of Human Nutrition, 3. Edition, Elsevier, 2012
Assessment methods and criteria
  • Exam
Level of course unit
  • Master
Year of study
  • Spring 2026
Semester when the course unit is delivered
  • 2
Language of instruction
  • English
Learning outcomes of the course unit
  • Students can describe the anatomical structure of the digestive system, the course of the digestive process (enzymatic and microbial-fermentative degradation of substances and absorption) and the biochemistry of the intermediary metabolism and of the energy, starter and performance metabolism in humans. They can also establish the connection between food components and their possible physiological effects. Students also learn about selected nutrition-related diseases and can describe their causes and treatment using physiological processes.
Course contents
  • The following topics of physiology and pathophysiology of nutrition are dealt with in this part:
    - Energy and building substrates
    - Energy metabolism: basal metabolic rate and power metabolic rate incl. calculations
    - Organs of human digestion and their function
    - Macronutrients: absorption & catabolism
    - Vitamins & trace elements: absorption & importance
    - Selected examples of nutrition-related diseases (obesity, PKU, beriberi, scurvy, etc.)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
  • The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.
Work placement(s)
  • none

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