Practical Nutritional Assessment (MEDC0037)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Medical Sciences
Teaching department: Division of Medicine
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: MEDC0037 is not available as an optional module.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

In this module you will learn the main techniques used to measure body composition,听energy expenditure and dietary intake in clinical and community settings. One of the objectives will be to use simple experimental techniques to explore the relationship between lifestyle and body composition and between activity and energy expenditure. The module includes a mixture of taught and practical sessions where you will experience the techniques for nutritional assessment first-hand.

Topics may include: Concepts of human body composition. Anthropometrics - scaling the human frame in health and disease. Body density and body fat measurements - skinfolds, bioelectric impedance, body-line scanning and plethysmography. Indirect calorimetry practical. Anthropometry practical and data analysis. Applying anthropometric and energy expenditure measurements in clinical settings. Dietary assessment.

It is a requirement that this module is taken with MEDC0039 Research Methods for Clinical and Public Health Nutrition

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 1 听听听 Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 50% Coursework

50% Other form of assessment
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 118
Module leader: Dr Adrian Slee
Who to contact for more information: divmed.postgrad@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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