COURSE CODE: NTD 409
COURSE TITLE: Nutritional Biochemistry
NUMBER OF UNITS: 3 Units
COURSE DURATION: Three hours per week
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Coordinator: Prof. C.R.B. Oguntona, B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD.
Email: claraoguntona@yahoo.co.uk
Office Location: Nutrition and Dietetics Department, COLFHEC
Other Lecturers:
COURSE SYNOPSIS
Bioenergetics. Metabolism and biochemical inter-relationships of various nutrients in the body. Metabolism of nuleic acids. Metabolism in nutritional diseases: Diabetics, PEM, Gout, Hyperlipidaemias. Inborn errors of metabolism. Toxins and detoxification in animal systems.