- Docente: Gianandrea Pasquinelli
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MED/46
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 8473)
Learning outcomes
The student, at the end of the course acquires knowledge about healthy lifestyles and values that must be transmitted to the citizens to prevent the onset of cardiovascular disease and certain cancers.
Course contents
Lifestyle and cardiovascular health. Nutrients. Dietetic regimes. Super Food. Recommendations. Caloric restriction and longevity.
Readings/Bibliography
To get an overview, the electronic book “Manuale di Alimentazione per Professionisti Sanitari. Arianna Corbu. Collana EbookECM. 2017”, is highly suggested.
The resources included in the 2017 Osservasalute Report of the National Health Observatory in the Italian Regions are particularly useful.
Specific insights into the nutrition and cardiovascular health relationship, and longevity can be found in the following papers:
Ravera A et al. Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease: Finding the Perfect Recipe for Cardiovascular Health. Nutrients 2016, 8, 363.
Fontana L, Portridge L. Promoting Health and Longevity through Diet: From Model Organisms to Humans. Cell 2015, 161 (1); 106–118.
Teaching methods
The course consists of 1 CFU (frontal teaching). A seminar given by a food expert is scheduled.
Assessment methods
The final exam consists of the oral presentation of a topic casually extracted by a default list of 5 questions given at the beginning of the course.
The vote is 1/6 to the final grade of the Integrated Course.
Teaching tools
The teaching material presented in class will be made available on Insegnamenti On Line.
Office hours
See the website of Gianandrea Pasquinelli
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.