NUTRACEUTICALS

Degree course: 
Corso di Second cycle degree in MOLECULAR AND INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2020/2021
Year: 
2
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2021/2022
Course type: 
Supplementary compulsory subjects
Language: 
English
Credits: 
4
Period: 
First Semester
Standard lectures hours: 
32
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (32 hours)
Requirements: 

No presequisites are needed.

Final Examination: 
Orale

Exam sessions are scheduled in the number planned by the Master Degree Course. The learning outcomes will be assessed through a 1h written exam in which open questions on topics selected from the syllabus will be asked to the students and discussed either in English or in Italian as preferred by the student, and a 15/20 min journal club presentation on a nutraceuticals/cosmeceuticals topic (in English).
The final evaluation will include an overall assessment regarding the basic knowledge about issues related to the course content, the ability to properly motivate statements and to sustain an adequate discussion during journal club, the communication skills.
The final mark, expressed in thirtieths, will be determined by the sum of the marks attained by the students for both journal club presentation (up to 3) and written exam (up to 28). The exam will be considered passed with a final mark equal or higher than a 18/30 threshold.

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

The purpose of this course is to instruct students in the principles of prevention and nutraceutics. The course focuses on concepts, methods, issues and applications related to the field. Students will gain experiences through didactic lectures, critical appraisal of the literature, group discussions and presentations.

- Nutraceuticals: nomenclature, watchful medicine vs proactive medicine.
- nutraceuticals sources
- extraction from plants, methods of analysis,preclinical research
- Nutraceutical in: chemoprevention, metabolic syndrome, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, type II diabetes, inflammation, migraine, Parkinson's and Alzeimher's disease, cancer chemoprevention.
- Basics of Cosmoceutics

- Nutraceuticals: nomenclature, watchful medicine vs proactive medicine.
- nutraceuticals sources
- extraction from plants, methods of analysis,preclinical research
- Nutraceutical in: chemoprevention, metabolic syndrome, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, type II diabetes, inflammation, migraine, Parkinson's and Alzeimher's disease, cancer chemoprevention.
- Basics of Cosmoceutics

Slides and scientific articles are supplied by the lecturer. All material can be find on e-learning platform.

Convenzionale

- Lectures and discussion of articles on specific topic
- Seminars on specific topics with experts in the field

Professor Marzia Gariboldi is available for meetings with students for further information about the topics covered, by appointment via e-mail (marzia.gariboldi@uninsubria.it).