Precision Nutrition: Impact of Individual Dietary Responses on Health and Wellbeing, 7.5 Credits

Are you a nutritionist, dietitian, or someone with a background in natural sciences? Are you enthusiastic and eager to explore the fascinating world of precision nutrition? Do you want to understand why individuals respond differently to the same dietary choices? If so, this master’s course is designed for you! Why Precision Nutrition? In a world where one-size-fits-all approaches often fall short, precision nutrition offers a transformative perspective. This course equips you with the knowledge and skills to make science-based, individualized dietary decisions that can significantly improve health outcomes.

What You Will Learn:

1. The foundational principles of precision nutrition

2. Precision nutrition concepts in: Genetics, Epigenetics, Gut microbiome, Dietary biomarkers and metabolomics, Data integration applications in precision nutrition, Lifestyle factors, Nutritional interventions and real-world scenarios.

3. How to tailor nutritional recommendations through critical reflection.

You will enjoy a flexible learning experience, enabling you to study at your own pace with access to comprehensive digital resources. This design makes it easier to integrate your education into a busy schedule. Don’t miss this opportunity! Enroll now to elevate your understanding from general nutrition to a personalized approach.

This course can be taken together with the parallel course Microbiota in health and disease, 7.5 credits. This course is also included as a module in the course Precision medicine and health: Nutrition, microbiome, translational aspects and bioinformatics, 30 credits.

ECTS Credits

7.5 Credits

Level of education

Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements (A1N)

School

School of Medical Sciences

When is the course offered?

Prerequisites: A first-cycle education comprising at least 180 credits, of which at least 60 credits are within nutrition, biomedicine, medicine, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, food science or equivalent. The applicant must also have qualifications corresponding to the course “English B” or course “English 6” from the Swedish Upper Secondary School.

Selection: Academic points

Course syllabus

Application code: V8002