Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Sport and Exercise Sciences
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Workshop
Module Offerings
5107SSLN-JAN-CTY
Aims
To extend students’ knowledge of biochemistry in relation to nutrition and exercise.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Evaluate the detailed regulation of biochemistry in both diet and exercise
2.
Interpret the application of biochemistry with respect to nutritional and exercise status in health and disease
3.
Analyse biochemical assessment in relation to nutrition and exercise
4.
Analyse nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics in relation to systems biology
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Biochemical framework relating to nutrition and exercise; detailed energy yielding pathways in response to nutrition and exercise e.g. aerobic and anaerobic glycolysis, oxidation, citric acid cycle, gluconeogenesis, glycogenosis, cori cycle; lipids and lipoproteins in health, disease, response to nutrition/exercise; systems biology introduction including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and their use as biomarkers in health, disease and response to nutrition and exercise.
Module Overview:
The module will extend your knowledge of biochemistry in relation to nutrition and exercise.
The module will extend your knowledge of biochemistry in relation to nutrition and exercise.
Assessments
Centralised Exam
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