Information Package / Course Catalogue
Nutrition and Health
Course Code: BESE248
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to provide the students with the basic knowledge of food chemistry, nutrient technologies, food nutrition, hygiene and environmental health, nutrients and nutrients, and to provide students with adequate and balanced nutrition principles and to apply them in the kitchen.

Course Content

General principles of human nutrition, Food chemistry; Nutritional value of foods; Balanced diet; Possible alternative solutions to nutritional problems, Food technologies, Cooking technologies, Nutrients in collective nutrition organizations, Hygiene and environmental health, Dry nutrition health. Types, quantities, properties and functions of nutrients in nutrition; Nutrients composition, Physical and chemical properties; Common feeding problems and solutions; Nutrition in diseases. Distinction of food according to nutritional value.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1. Nutritional principles and collective nutrition techniques will be learned.
2.The importance of nutrients in terms of tasks and body will be learned.
3. The importance of carbohydrates, vitamins and lipids for the body will be learned.
4.Will be able to get information about current issues such as prevention of losses during the preparation of foods
5.To know the effects of nutrition on health
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Nutrition & Healthy Living, Tayar, M., Haşıl Korkmaz, N., Akmat, 2004
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Nutrition
Week 2 - Theoretical
Nutrition and nutrients
Week 3 - Theoretical
The functions of nutrients, The importance of nutrition
Week 4 - Theoretical
Proteins
Week 5 - Theoretical
Carbohydrates
Week 6 - Theoretical
Vitamins
Week 7 - Theoretical
Physiological importance of mineral substances
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Place and Importance of Nutrition in Health
Week 9 - Theoretical
Lipids, functions of fats, oil need
Week 10 - Theoretical
Nutrition of children, young people and adults
Week 11 - Theoretical
Nutrition and health-society relationship, balanced nutrition principles
Week 12 - Theoretical
İnsufficient and unbalanced nutrition problems
Week 13 - Theoretical
Definition and characteristics of organizations that make mass nutrition
Week 14 - Theoretical
Prevention of losses during food preparation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Assignment1011
Individual Work2012
Final Examination1112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
PÇ-16
OÇ-1
4
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026