HSN301 - Diet and Disease

Unit details

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Enrolment modes:	(B, G, W, X)
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Unit chair:	P Parker (B)
Prerequisite:	HSN201
Incompatible with:	HSN703
Contact hours:	For Burwood and Geelong students: 1 x 2 hour lecture per week. For Warrnambool students: 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week. Tutorial attendance is not a hurdle requirement but attendance is strongly recommended. Recorded Burwood lectures will be available to all students via D2L
Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications.

Content

This unit concentrates on major nutrition-related components of the major non-communicable diseases that affect the health of developed nations. Topics include: the metabolic syndrome, obesity (regulation of energy balance, health consequences, best practice dietary interventions); cardiovascular disease (atheroma pathophysiology, lipoprotein metabolism, dietary management); type 2 diabetes (T2D) (the role of diet and physiological mechanisms in the pathogenesis and treatment of T2D); nutrient-gene interactions (epigenetic methylation, histone modifications and single nucleotide polymorphisms); mental health (role of nutrients in the brain and effect on several significant mental health pathologies) and cancer (dietary components as indicators, promoters or protective agents).

Assessment

Assignment 1 (1000 words) 20%, assignment 2 (2000 words) 40%, examination (1.5 hours) 40%

Unit Fee Information

Student Contribution Rate*	Student Contribution Rate**	Fee rate - Domestic Students	Fee rate - International students
$1045	$1045	$2910	$2987

* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.