Course Unit / Geroscience: the intersection of basic aging biology, chronic diseases and life-style medicine for sustainable health

Geroscience: the intersection of basic aging biology, chronic diseases and life-style medicine for sustainable health

Year
2
Academic year
2023-2024
Code
02051710
Subject Area
Geroscience and Health Management
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
2.0
Type
Elective
Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

O ensino utiliza aulas expositivas através de apresentações em PowerPoint, vídeos e material aprofundado (publicações em revistas indexadas, orientações das principais sociedades científicas nacionais e internacionais), disponibilizados aos alunos na secção dedicada ao ensino na plataforma KIRO moodle. Também estão previstos encontros presenciais e clubes de revistas com discussão em pequenos grupos em salas virtuais e discussão final em sala de aula.

Learning Outcomes

The student will acquire:
i) Knowledge in the field of ageing that is recognized as one of the greatest known risk factors for most human diseases. An older person in good health has a good level of independence, weighs less on the national health system and plays a productive and active role in his/her community;
ii) Knowledge on lifestyle medicine as an important discipline to sustain healthy ageing by reducing the risk to develop age-related diseases;
iii) Knowledge on appropriate eating habits/ eating behaviours, as well as adequate nutritional status that is recognized as important modifiable factors potentially leading to a healthy "phenotype" during the silver age

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

This course presents an in-depth analysis of the interaction between lifestyle habits (nutrition, physical activity level, quality of sleep and smoking habit) and health in the ageing process as important modifiable factors to reduce the risk of age-related diseases development.
Particular attention will be paid to the nutritional aspects and healthy dietary patterns that play a fundamental role in the ageing process; eating habits and eating behaviours are recognized as important modifiable factors potentially leading to a healthy "phenotype".

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

LK Mahan, S Escot-Stump “Krause’s Food and Nutrition Therapy” Saunders Elsevier Canada, 14ª Edição.