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HUMAN NUTRITION BSc LEVEL 4 - Coggle Diagram
HUMAN NUTRITION BSc LEVEL 4
PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION
Balanced diet
Professional standards within nutrition
Nutritional assessments
Different methods
Advantages + disadvantages
When to conduct assessments
Scientific Research
Scientific papers
Importance of research
Macronutrients (function, digestion, absorption + metabolism
CHO
Fats
Essential + non-essential fatty acids
Proteins
Macro calculator
Synergistic + antagonistic relationships
DRV's
Historical development of DRV's
Application of DRV's to individuals + groups
Minerals + vitamins
Sources of vitamins + minerals
cofactors
Classification of vitamins
Food choice
Milo's policy interventions
value of food
Economical approches
Phycological explanations
TPB
Biological explanations
Food based dietary guidelines
Nutrition intake values
Energy balance
energy intake/expenditure
energy balance regulation
Physiological changes during life
Growth + development
Cognition
Nutritional requirements in relation to age groups
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Homeostasis
Understanding the systems of the human body
Feedback cycles
Human body tissue structures + functions
Connective tissue
Cells, fibres + matrix
Epithelial tissue
Connecting junctions
Action potentials
RMP
Sodium channels + Nav inactivation
Repolarisation of the cell membrane
Renal filtration
Glomerular filtration
Tubular reabsorption + secretion
Gas laws + Breathing
Environmental changes + the effect it has on respiration
Acid + base regulation
Fluid balance
acid-base disorders
Renal processes
Osmolality
blood pressure + electrolyte levels
Hormonal + neural processes
Blood fluid levels
BIOCHEMISTRY
Laboratory practical skills
Laboratory health and safety, and its importance
Correct use of laboratory equipment. Pipetting, spectrophotometry + recombinant DNA technology
DNA agarose gel practical
Fundamentals of Chemistry
Acids, Bases + pH
Amino acids, protein functions + sugars
DNA, mRNA + protein
DNA
Replication + error correction in DNA
Polymerisation
Consequences of mutation
Thermodynamics
Gibbs Free energy
Determination of reaction direction
Exergonic + endergonic
4 laws of thermodynamics (0-3)
Metabolism
Glycolysis
TCA cycle
ETC chain
Catabolism COH, fatty acids + amino acids
Photosynthesis
energy stored + released
Calvin cycle
EXERCISE NUTRITION + HEALTH
Data handling
Scientific writing
Data analysis
Anthropometric measurements (how and when to use them)
Energy
Measuring energy in food and humans
Predictive equations for BMR + DEE
Fuel + energy metabolism in exercise
Resting energy expenditure
governing fuel selection
energy sources for physical activity
Conducting research
correct manner in conducting research (ethics)
advantages + disadvantages
specifics for nutrition + exercise
Responses to exercise
Chronic adaptation + acute responses
energy capacity
tissue level
system level
skeletal muscle
muscle contaction
damage + stress signaling
protein synthesis
Muscle mass + strength
Repair + adaptation
Resources + energy
Nutritional demands in exercise
CHO, fats + protein requirements
fluid requirements
Undernutrition
Starvation
Diseases + health issues from starvation
Growth failure
Adaptation to starvation
Multiple forms of undernutrition
Overnutrition
obesity
Strengths + weaknesses of BMI
the rising issue of obesity worldwide
Physiology of physical activity
How energy reduces anxiety + depression
how exercise betters psychological wellbeing
Quality of life in relation to exercise + physical activity
CELL BIOLOGY
Cell fractioning practical
Importance of glucose as an energy source
Mitochondria + Chloroplasts
Gene inheritance
Microbes
Diseases
Immune responses
Impact diseases have on humanity
Gene expression
Eukaryote + prokaryote
Gene regulation
SCIENCE: HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY + PRACTICE
Calculations + Units
Importance of units
SI units
Unit convertion
dimensional analysis
Statistical understanding
Nomenclature
types of variables
graphical presentation
data summary + various measurements
Interpreting data + statistics
Professionalism + ethic within science
Scientific integrity
Responsibilities as a scientist
malpractice in science
research misconduct
Philosophy of science
varied views in science
Theories of knowledge
The royal society (The baconians)
Poppers model
Induction + its problems
Experimental design
Writing scientific reports
Data analysis
how to read + analyse scientific papers
Clock reaction