Lecturer: Junior Professor Dr. Barbara Witt

Degreeprograms: MaLC: 1st semester

Rotus: WS

Place/Time: 52-206 / Tue. 11:45-13:15

Accompanying material: Scripts, exercises (Open-OLAT)

Content: Determination of nutritional status; energy balance: Energy balance and metabolism, methods for determining energy balance; physical and physiological calorific values of macronutrients and their biological value; regulation of energy balance during absorption, postabsorption and hunger with a focus on biological
energy production from nutrients; principles of metabolic regulation and hormonal regulation;Regulation of food intake and basics of central nervous appetite regulation; anatomy and physiology of the organs involved in digestion and metabolism; digestion, absorption and transport of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins
Carbohydrate metabolism; lipid metabolism, biologically relevant lipids: Phospho- and sphingolipids and eicosanoids; protein metabolism; functional proteins, nitrogen excretion and balance

Lecturer: Junior Professor Dr. Barbara Witt

Degreeprograms: MaLC: 2nd semester

Rotus: SS

Place/Time: 52-206 / Mon. 13:45-15:15

Accompanying material: Lecture notes, exercises (Open-OLAT)

Contents: Epidemiological basics and examples of nutrition-relevant epidemiological studies; vitamins: General, history, vitamin-like substances; group of fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins: Basics of digestion and absorption, requirements; determination of requirements and status, biochemical functions, hyper- and hypovitaminoses; bulk elements, trace elements and ultra-trace elements: Absorption, requirements, functions, mineral metabolism and toxicology; quantitative and qualitative aspects of nutrition, basics of dietetics and special diets
(vegetarianism, veganism, wholefood nutrition, wholefood nutrition, low carb)
Nutrigenomics; nutrition-associated diseases, food allergies and intolerances

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Jörg Fahrer, Prof. Dr. Elke Richling, Jun.Prof. Dr. Barbara Witt

Degreeprograms: MaLC: 3rd semester

Rotus: WS

Place/Time: 52-206 / Tue. 13:45-15:15

Accompanying material: Scripts, exercises (Open-OLAT)

Contents: Legal basis, requirements for safety assessment, toxicological test methods, alternative methods, skin, products for cleansing, care & protection of the skin, UV filters, repellents, hair, hair treatment products, decorative cosmetic products, sense of smell, fragrances, perfumes, deodorants, antiperspirants, oral cavity & Teeth, dental diseases & their prophylaxis, dentures, dental and oral care products, safety assessment of consumer goods, materials, additives and contaminants, toys, joke articles, textiles, migration

Lecturer: rof. Dr. Jörg Fahrer, Prof. Dr. Elke Richling, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Barbara Witt

Degreeprograms: MaLC: 3rd semester

Rotus: WS

Place/Time: 52-204 / Thurs. 13:45-15:15

Accompanying material: Lecture notes, exercises (Open-OLAT)

Contents: Principles & methods of risk assessment, data collection & evaluation, critical data analysis, toxic effects, kinetics of undesirable substances, selection of suitable studies, basics of exposure & exposure analysis, determination of the point of departure (NO(A)EL, LO(A)EL, benchmark dose concept, T25 & TD50), Margin of Safety & Margin of Exposure approach, Acceptable Risk, Virtually Safe Dose & TTC concept,Structures & facilities for risk assessment & communication worldwide,Case studies such as polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, acrylamide, cadmium, mycotoxins, phenylpropanoids etc.

Internship supervisor: Junior Professor Dr. Barbara Witt

Degreeprograms: MaLC: 2nd semester and others

Rotus: by arrangement

Content: by arrangement

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