NUTRITION & OBESITY

MISCELLANEOUS

NUTRITION & OBESITY

Module (1): The basics of nutrition (5 days)

Day1 (Professor/ Nebal Abd Rahman):

Introduction to coarse and pre-evaluation exam
Energy and  caloric requirement: Resting Metabolic Rate -Thermic Effect of Food -Physical ActivityMicronutrient: minerals, vitamins, and water & Essential Nutrients
Day 2 (Professor/ Nebal Abd Rahman):

Macro & Micronutrients
Day3 (Professor/ Nebal Abd EL Rahman):

Food guide pyramid & my plate guidance system– food groups. 
Day 4 (Professor/ Nebal Abd ELRahman):

Exchange list + Dietary guidelines 2015 – 2020
Day 5 (Dietitian specialist):

Nutritional assessment, Anthropometic & Dietary  assessment + Diet planning
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Module 2: Nutrition throughout the life cycle (4 days)

Day 1 (Dietitian specialist):

Infant Nutrition (2 hours)
Toddler/Preschool Nutrition.Child Nutrition –
Adolescent Nutrition (2 hours).
Day 2 (Dietitian specialist):

Adult Nutrition
Pregnancy & lactation
Nutrition and Aging
Day 3 (Professor/ Nebal Abd EL Rahman):

Sport Nutrition part1
Day 4 (Professor/ Nebal Abd EL Rahman):

Sport Nutrition Part 2
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Module (3): Therapeutic medical nutrition of obesity & main chronic diseases (7days):

Day 1 (Professor/ Nebal Abd EL Rahman):

Pathogenesis of Obesity: Defining overweight and obesity, Types & Causes of obesity, Complication of obesity
Signals that regulate food intake and energy homeostasis
Body composition Management of obesity
Day 2 (Professor/ Nebal Abd EL Rahman):

Therapeutic medical nutrition of diabetes 
Day 3 (Professor/ Nebal Abd EL Rahman):

Continue Therapeutic medical nutrition of diabetes
Day 4 (Professor/ Nebal Abd EL Rahman):

Therapeutic medical nutrition of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and cardiovascular diseases  
Day 5 (Professor/ Nebal Abd EL Rahman):

Therapeutic medical nutrition of renal diseases & Therapeutic medical nutrition of hepatic diseases 
Day 6 (Dietitian specialist):

Case studies
Day 7 (Dietitian specialist):

Case studies
Post evaluation
 

This course covers critical topics in the prevention and treatment of obesity and related disorders. It includes lectures, group discussions, and case-based interactive sessions to improve participants’ ability to care for patients with obesity. Healthcare professionals with an interest in the latest approaches to the prevention and treatment of obesity and its complications, including   Physicians  Nurse practitioners  Physicians assistants  Nurses  Pharmacists  Dietitians  Psychologists  Other mental health professionals