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    BIOL 3202 Nutritional Biochemistry

    Edmund Li

    Rm 5S/15, Kadoorie Building

    Tel: 2299-0807

    Email: [email protected]

    MSC in the Field of Food Industry: Management & Marketing

    Programme Co-Director

    SPACEPostgraduate Diploma in Human Nutrition

    Academic Committee

    Introductory Level Courses

    BIOL1201 Introduction to Food and Nutrition

    Common Core

    CCGL9034 Obesity: Beyond a Health Issue

    Advanced Level Courses

    BIOL3202 Nutritional Biochemistry

    BIOL3204 Nutrition and the Life Cycle

    BIOL3205 Human Physiology

    Teaching at the School of Biological sciences

    mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
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    Aim

    This is an independent course compulsory for students inthe Food & Nutritional Science programme, but also

    opens to students in other life sciences disciplines. The

    fundamental concepts in nutrition will be introduced. An

    integrated approach will be used in discussing the

    interactions between diet and intermediary metabolism.

    Contents

    Essential nutrients and their requirements. Energybalance and caloric value of foods. Metabolic control

    of macronutrient utilization. Nutritional impacts of

    hexoses, long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and

    amino acids. Dietary recommendations.

    Course Objectives

    To introduce the fundamental concepts of nutrition through an

    integrated approach in discussing the interactions between diet

    and intermediary metabolism.

    Contents & Topics

    Essential nutrients and their requirements

    Caloric value of foods and energy balance concept

    Metabolic control of macronutrient utilization

    Nutritional impacts of hexoses, long chain polyunsaturated fatty

    acids and amino acids

    Regulatory aspects of energy imbalance

    Dietary recommendations

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    Why this is a core course?

    How is it differ from Basic Biochemistry / Introduction to Biochemistry?

    Metabolism is chemical processes which are involved in sustaining the

    living state of organisms. Through various metabolic pathways, cells

    obtain energy and essential components that are vital to survival.

    Diet is the ultimate source of substrates that allow biochemical

    processes to occur. Hence nutrition is fundamental to body metabolism.

    With a basic knowledge on metabolic pathways, students will

    understand how intermediary metabolism is influence by different

    foods in short and long term as well as their positive and negative

    health impacts. Such information is core to food and nutritional science

    students and very useful to biochemistry majors.

    Learning outcomes

    On successful completion of this course, students

    should be able to:

    Understand the concept of nutrient requirements

    Explain how different organs coordinates to achieve

    metabolic control on glucose homeostasis

    Describe the metabolic pathways of various

    polyunsaturated fatty acids and the impacts of dietary

    inadequacy

    Understand the theoretical constructs of nitrogen

    requirement and the importance of urea cycle as

    affected by age, energy intake and exercise

    Acquire skills to interpret scientific data

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    ** Data interpretation practices using published works.

    Lectures

    Tuesdays & Thursdays at 10:30 am

    Fridays at 9:30 am

    Tutorials

    Suggested time slots:

    Sep 15 and 29 - 2:30-4:20pm

    Oct 6 (test) 2:30 3:20pm

    Nov 1 (Sat) 10:30am-12:20pm

    Nov 24 2:30-4:20pm

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    AssessmentsTest: 15%

    Assignment: 15%

    Dates to be announced after add/drop

    Final Examination: 70%

    Guiding policy

    No make up test

    If you miss your test, the 15% will go to your final 85%

    If you do not submit your assignment, you get nothing.

    References*

    Harvey RA & Ferrier D.Lippincotts Illustrated Reviews:

    Biochemistry. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011

    Frayn KN.Metabolic Regulation: A Human Perspective. Wiley-

    Blackwell, 2010.

    Gropper SS, Smith JL & Groff JL.Advanced Nutrition & HumanMetabolism. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2013.

    Gibney MJ, Macdonald IA & Roche HM.Nutrition & Metabolism.

    Blackwell, 2006.

    Whitney E & Rofles SR. Understanding Nutrition. Wadsworth,

    Cengage Learning, 2011.

    *Sources of tables and figures in slides/handouts.