Duration:
1 Semester | Turnus of offer:
each summer semester | Credit points:
5 |
Course of studies, specific field and terms: - Master Nutritional Medicine 2023 (compulsory), Nutritional Sciences, 2nd semester
- Master Nutritional Medicine 2019 (compulsory), Nutritional Sciences, 2nd semester
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Classes and lectures: - Perspectives in Nutritional Therapy (lecture, 2 SWS)
- Perspectives in Nutritional Therapy (exercise, 2 SWS)
| Workload: - 60 Hours in-classroom work
- 60 Hours private studies
- 10 Hours exam preparation
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Contents of teaching: | - Advanced pathophysiology of selected chronic diseases with relevance to nutritional interventions
- Evidence-based nutritional therapy and critical evaluation of clinical and translational research
- Mechanism-driven and precision nutrition approaches in chronic disease management
- Translational pathways in nutritional medicine: from scientific concept to therapeutic strategy
- Preclinical development and proof-of-concept studies for nutritional interventions
- Clinical study design and evaluation in nutritional medicine
- Novel nutraceuticals, bioactive compounds, and functional food development
- Regulatory frameworks and approval pathways (EMA, EFSA, health claims)
- Sustainability and planetary health considerations in therapeutic nutrition
- Innovation, product development, and implementation in nutritional medicine
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Qualification-goals/Competencies: - Students will get broad and specific knowledge about the perspectives in nutrition therapy beyond established dietary interventions.
- Students will be able to critically analyze emerging scientific concepts in nutritional therapy beyond current clinical standards
- Students will be able to explain future-oriented models of nutritionhealth interactions, including systems biology, multi-omics, and network medicine
- Students will be able to assess the translational potential of experimental nutritional research for future therapeutic use
- Students will be able to evaluate scientific uncertainty, incomplete evidence, and conflicting data in emerging nutrition research
- Students will be able to understand limitations of current nutritional paradigms and articulate future paradigm shifts
- Students will be able to evaluate novel research methodologies used in cutting-edge nutritional therapy research
- Students will be able to formulate future research questions in nutritional therapy and translate mechanistic insights into hypothetical therapeutic strategies
- Students will be able to develop interdisciplinary perspectives bridging nutrition, biomedicine, data science, and behavioral science
- Students will be able to understand digital health infrastructures relevant to nutrition therapy and critically evaluate wearable-derived nutritional data
- Students can critically discuss emerging nutritional concepts in scientific and interdisciplinary contexts and acquire presentation skills for the oral presentation of scientific articles in the field of innovative nutritional therapy.
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Grading through: |
Responsible for this module: - Prof. Dr. med. Christian Sina
Teachers: - Institute of Nutrition Medicine
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Martin Smollich
- Prof. Dr. med. Christian Sina
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Literature: - A. Skipper: Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy Practice - Jones & Bartlett Publ Inc, 2008
- : - Current literature
- M. Nelms/K.P. Sucher: Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology - Brooks Cole Pub Co, 2015
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Notes:Admission requirements for taking the module:
- none
Admission requirements for the module examination(s):
-none
Module examination(s):
- EW4230-L1: Nutritional therapy, written exam, 90 min, 100 % of the grade |
Letzte Änderung: 26.1.2026 |
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