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Module HUMAN NUTRITION AND METABOLIC DISEASE

Module code: BI444
Credits: 5
Semester: 1
Department: BIOLOGY
International: No
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This advanced module focuses on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of human metabolism, as well as the pathogenesis of selected metabolic disorders.

Specific sections will be concerned with:

• The major macro and micro nutrients, and the bodies physiological response to their intake,
• The biochemical and cellular regulators of food intake and bodyweight,
• The diagnosis of metabolic disease and pathobiochemical aspects of major metabolic disease will be examined, including Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).

The current therapeutic strategies for treating metabolic diseases including lifestyle modification, GLP-1 analogues and bariatric surgery. Discussing the impact each has on the biochemistry and physiology of food intake and the cellular regulators of metabolism.

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