Information Package / Course Catalogue
Healthy Living and Nutrition
Course Code: POD109
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

It is aimed to raise awareness of students about healthy life and nutrition.

Course Content

The importance of a healthy and balanced life and the source of motivation for this, Various types of nutritional disorders and methods of combating them

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explain the importance of healthy life.
2.Lists the necessary conditions for health promotion.
3.Indicates the nutritional problems seen in societies.
4.Explain the importance of physical activity and exercise in a healthy life.
5.Indicates a healthy diet during pregnancy and cancer.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lecture Notes
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Importance of living healthy
Week 2 - Theoretical
Balanced and healthy nutrition definition
Week 3 - Theoretical
Motivation for a Healthy Life
Week 4 - Theoretical
Improving Health
Week 5 - Theoretical
Nutritional Value of Foods
Week 6 - Theoretical
Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Obesity
Week 7 - Theoretical
The importance of physical activity and exercise in a healthy life
Week 8 - Theoretical
Psychological effects of sports (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Toxic components in foods and their effects
Week 10 - Theoretical
Food additives and legal regulations regarding food
Week 11 - Theoretical
Diabetes and Nutrition
Week 12 - Theoretical
Diabetes and Nutrition
Week 13 - Theoretical
Nutritional problems in societies
Week 14 - Theoretical
The importance of food selection in adequate and balanced nutrition
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Quiz1415
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)79
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026