Information Package / Course Catalogue
Nutritional Problems in Community and Epidemiology
Course Code: BDB306
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

Nutritional problems and epidemiology management of nutrition in disasters, intervention programmes, national food and nutrition policies.

Course Content

Nutritional problems and epidemiology (protein-energy malnutrition, obesity, diet-related chronic diseases, iron deficiency anemia, iodine deficiency disorders, dental caries, zinc deficiency, rickets, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, vitamin deficiencies, folic acid deficiency etc) in Turkey and in the World, nutrition of risk groups (workers and elderly etc), management of nutrition in disasters, intervention programmes, national food and nutrition policies.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Res. Assist. Şenay ÇATAK
Learning Outcomes
1.Learn the anthropometric measurements of people.
2.Learn how to apply methods in determining the nutritional status in the society.
3.acquire knowledge and skills in the preparation and application of national food and nutrition policies.
4.Learn the causes of nutritional problems and their solutions.
5.Learn the nutritional problems of groups with special features in society.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Margetts BM, Nelson M (1997). Design Concepts in Nutritional Epidemiology. Oxford University Press,Oxford, 2nd Ed.
3.Gibson RS (2005). Principles of Nutritional Assessment. Oxford University Press, Newyork, 2nd Ed.
4.Willett W (1998). Nutritional Epidemiology. Oxford University Press. NewYork, 2nd Ed.
5.Jelliffe DB, Jelliffe EFP. Community Nutritional Assessment. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1989.
6.Lee RD, Nieman DC (2007). Nutritional Assessment. McGrawHill, Boston, 4th Ed
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Nutrition Problems, Nutrition and Nutrition Policies
Week 2 - Theoretical
Nutrition Problems, Nutrition and Nutrition Policies
Week 3 - Theoretical
PEM and Epidemiology, Observation of Growth
Week 4 - Theoretical
PEM and Epidemiology, Observation of Growth
Week 5 - Theoretical
Obesity, Diet-Related Chronic Diseases and Epidemiology
Week 6 - Theoretical
Obesity, Diet-Related Chronic Diseases and Epidemiology
Week 7 - Theoretical
Obesity, Diet-Related Chronic Diseases and Epidemiology (Quiz)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Nutrition Anemia and Epidemiology
Week 9 - Theoretical
Nutrition Anemia and Epidemiology
Week 10 - Theoretical
Vitamin and mineral deficiencies and epidemiology (A vit, Folic acid, iodine, zinc)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Vitamin and mineral deficiencies and epidemiology (A vit, Folic acid, iodine, zinc)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Dental Caries and Epidemiology, Rikets, Osteomalasia, Osteoporosis
Week 13 - Theoretical
Elderly and Worker Nutrition, Nutrition in Disaster
Week 14 - Theoretical
Nutrient Enrichment and Suplementation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Final Examination1%60
Quiz1%40
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory130226
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)48
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026