NFSC 642 - Topics in Vitamins and Minerals Fall 2005 Instructor: Katie Silliman, PhD, RD Office: Holt Hall 104 Phone: 898-6245 Office hours: Tuesday/Thursday 2-4 PM, Wed 1-2 PM or by appointment E-mail: [email protected] Texts: None required Suggested: Any advanced human nutrition and metabolism text/biochemistry text CSUC course NFSC 440 uses Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 4th ed. by Gropper, Smith + Groff; NFSC 240 uses Understanding Nutrition by Whitney and Rolfes Recommended Web Sites: Please use the following URL to access these documents: Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc (2001) Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids (2000) Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline (2000) Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride (1999) Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate (2004) Prerequisites: NFSC 440 (Advanced Human Nutrition) and a course in biochemistry Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: • explain in detail information on the structure, function, digestion, transport, storage, and utilization of key vitamins and minerals. • distinguish the metabolic pathways in which the key vitamins and minerals are required and to explain the interrelationships among these nutrients. • deduce the physiological basis of the key vitamin and mineral deficiencies and excesses.• develop a thorough understanding of the key vitamin and minerals by organizing and presenting an oral seminar to a group of one's peers in a logical, sequential and professional manner. • interpret data and to assess the "scientific worth" of nutrition related research articles in scholarly scientific publications. Requirements: Each student will be expected to: 1. attend and participate in all class discussions including World Food Day. 2. be an active participant in group activities by coming to class well prepared. 3. organize and present two research article presentations. Research Article Presentations: Students will find two original research articles related to micronutrients of the students’ choice. The presentation is limited to about 30 minutes. Students must use PowerPoint for their presentation. The instructor will provide information to choose an appropriate article for discussion in class. On the day of the seminar each student will give his/her peers an outline of topics to be discussed and a list of references for additional readings on the specific micronutrient. The instructor will provide specific instructions on the content of the student seminar in class. Guidelines will be distributed. Grading: Points Quizzes 4 at 25 each 100 Research article challenges – take home 50 2 research article presentations (75 each) 150 300TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE WITH SELECTED TOPICS – Subject to Change Week 1 Aug. 23 Overview of the class and introductions Review of research design β-carotene “Carotenoids and cancer” “Lycopene and prostate cancer” Week 2 Aug. 30 Research article presentation – Katie Vitamin A “β-carotene-rich orange-fleshed sweet potato improves the vitamin A status of primary school children assessed with the modified-relative-dose-response test” Week 3 Sept. 6 Vitamin A (cont.) Vitamin E Bethany – Vit A article Kendra – Vit E article “Vitamin E and Heart Disease – current state of the evidence” Week 4 Sept. 13 Quiz # 1 Vitamin K Shaunna – Vit K article Week 5 Sept. 20 B vitamins + choline Jennifer – B vitamin article Candence – Choline article Week 6 Sept. 27 Folate/Homocysteine Lucia – Article #1 Tiffany – Article #2 “Folic Acid and Disease Risk” Week 7 Oct. 4 Vitamin B-12 Amy – Article #1 Emily – Article #2 Week 8 Oct. 11 Research article challenge (take home) Due Oct. 25th Vitamin B-6/Quasi-vitamins Jackie – Vit B-6 article Dana – Quasi article Julia – Quasi article WORLD FOOD DAY is Monday Oct. 17th: Reflections on Fighting Hunger: Roads not Taken;goals not Met; the Journey Ahead featuring Frances Moore Lappe. 9AM – 12PM CE 107 Week 9 Oct. 18 Quiz #2 Vitamin C Bethany – Vit C article Week 10 Oct. 25 Vitamin C/Vitamin D Amanda– Vit C article Lucia – Vit. D article Week 11 Nov. 1 Vitamin D Calcium Amy – Vit. D article Tiffany – Ca article Emily – Ca article “Osteoporosis – Mechanisms of Disease” Week 12 Nov. 8 Quiz # 3 Week 13 Nov. 15 Iron Candence – article #1 Julia – article #2 “Hereditary Hemochromatosis” BREAK Week 14 Nov. 29 Zinc/Copper Jackie – Zinc article Amanda – Copper Week 15 Dec. 6 Selenium /Chromium Dana – Selenium article Kendra – Chromium article Final Quiz – Tuesday Dec. 13th 6:00 – 7:50 PM Research article challenge – take