Course title
栄養化学Ⅰ   [Nutritional Chemistry Ⅰ]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 3  Semester Spring 
Course type Spring  Course code 01BN3126
Instructor(s)
三浦 豊   [MIURA Yutaka]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
This lecture focuses on chemical properties of food components (nutrients and non-nutrients), their functions on mammals, especially human, and metabolism of food components, in relation to human health. Food and health are closely related each other. Recently, novel health promoting functions of nutrients (proteins, amino acids, fatty acids, carbohydrates and vitamins) and non-nutrients (pigments, fibers and flavors) are elucidated. The ingestion of well-balanced nutrients is prerequisite for health and the correct and precise knowledge about nutritional chemistry and biochemistry will be important for health. Such information will be useful for development of novel foods.
Expected Learning
In this lecture, the chemical properties of food components, the physiological functions of foods and metabolism of food components are lectured. Learners who successfully complete this lecture will understand general human nutrition and apply their knowledge to their daily eating habit for their health.
Course schedule
The schedule of this lecture is as followed.
1) Nutrition and foods
2) Functions of food components
3) The relationship among food, nutrition and health
4) The digestion and absorption of food components.
5) Functions and metabolism of dietary carbohydrates
6) Functions and metabolism of proteins and amino acids
7) Functions and metabolism of fats
8) Functions and metabolism of vitamins
9) Functions and metabolism of minerals
10) Functions and metabolism of non-nutrients
Prerequisites
Learners had better complete biochemistry 1, 2, 3 and food chemistry 1.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Handouts will be distributed.
References
To be announced in the lecture.
Assessment/Grading
The status of study 10% and examination 90%
Message from instructor(s)
By completing this lecture, learners will be expected to check their eating habits for their own health.
Course keywords
Nutrients, non-nutrients, carbohydrate, fat, protein, amino acids, health, life style-related diseases
Office hours
Encourage an appointment by e-mail
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
English
Last update
3/6/2018 12:05:46 AM