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The course is an overview of nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, water, minerals, vitamins), their importance in nutrition, the fundamentals of metabolism and physiology and an overview of the sources in foods.
The second part of the course focuses on nutritional recommendations, sensory evaluation of food, alternative nutritional trends, the latest trends in nutrition, the influence of alternative processing technologies on the nutritional value of food, the basics of nutritional hygiene and basic diseases associated with human nutrition. Successful completion of the course also includes preparation of two separate projects, which reflect the knowledge gained within individual thematic areas.
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Attendance at lectures is recommended, but not controlled. Last update: Hradecká Beverly (09.03.2026)
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Výuka probíhá formou přednášek a samostudia. Last update: Hradecká Beverly (05.03.2026)
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Course completion conditions: successful defense of a semester project and completion of the exam test (51% or more) Last update: Hradecká Beverly (09.03.2026)
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1. Introduction, basic characteristics of nutrients, nutritional problems, factors influencing nutrition 2. Proteins, peptides, amino acids 3. Carbohydrates 4. Fats 5. Minerals, water in nutrition 6. Energy balance 7. Vitamins and antioxidants 8. Trends in nutrition 9. Alternative processing technologies - impact on the nutritional value of food 10. Nutrition guidelines 11. Alternative nutritional directions 12. Sensory evaluation of food 13. Basics of nutritional hygiene 14. Basic characteristics of diseases associated with human nutrition Last update: Hradecká Beverly (14.01.2026)
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Food and Nutrition Information Centre, http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/ Nutrition Government; http://www.nutrition.gov/ Food and Drug Administration (FDA); http://www.fda.gov/ (mainly for news) European Food Safety Authority (EFSA); http://www.efsa.europa.eu (mainly for news) http://www.brainkart.com/subject/Introduction-to-Human-Nutrition_244/ Studium materials available on e-learning.
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Students will be able to:
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Biochemistry Last update: Hradecká Beverly (14.01.2026)
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Biochemistry Food Chemistry Last update: Hradecká Beverly (14.01.2026)
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