Course code PārZ2055
Credit points 3
Nutritional Science
Total Hours in Course81
Number of hours for lectures16
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes16
Independent study hours49
Date of course confirmation14.01.2015
Responsible UnitInstitute of Land Management and Geodesy
Course developer
Ilze Beitāne
Dr. sc. ing.
Course abstract
Students will acquire knowledge about nutrition and its importance in ensuring the quality of life, understanding the various age group dietary needs. Familiarize their selves with the different medical diets, popular food types and common eating disorders. Learn the skills required for an individual to calculate the amount of energy a day, to assess the impact of different diets on health, as well as to create a healthy diet menu, making the nutrients and energy calculations for different population groups. Analyse and evaluate the various sources of information on nutrition content.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
• Knowledge and understanding of nutrition and its importance in the preservation of health, as well as binding legislation;
• skills required for an individual to calculate the daily nutrition amount, to make the menu based on the nutrient and energetic value calculations, to assess the different diets;
• competence: understand the essence of a healthy diet and is able to analyze and assess the various sources of information on nutrition, providing opinion based on facts.
Compulsory reading
1. Kozule V. Uzturs. IV daļa. Kompleksās ēdienkartes. Ozolnieki: LLKC, 2002. 116 lpp.
2. Zariņš Z., Neimane L. Uztura mācība. Rīga: Rasa ABC, 1998. 391 lpp.
3. Pārkers S. Cilvēka ķermenis. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2009. 256 lpp.
4. Atkinss R. Doktora Atkinsa revolucionārā diēta. Rīga: Artava, 1999. 446 lpp.
Further reading
1. Upmanis R. Vingro ar prieku! : ceļvedis veselīgam dzīvesveidam. Rīga: Jumava, 2005. 144 lpp.
2. Kalorijas. Rīga: Jumava, 2000. 92 lpp.
3. Rubana I.M. Uzturs fiziskā slodzē. Rīga: RaKa, 2010. 200 lpp.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Veselība: populārzinātnisks žurnāls ģimenei. Rīga: Aģentūra Agro apgāds, 2001- ISSN 1407-804X.
2. Veselības ministrijas mājas lapa: Veselīga uztura ieteikumi Veselības ministrijas izstrādātie veselīga uztura ieteikumi [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 06.01.2015.]. Pieejams: http://www.vm.gov.lv/lv/tava_veseliba/veselibas_ministrijas_izstradatie_veseliga_uztura_ieteikumi
3. Eiropas pārtikas informācijas padomes mājas lapa. http://www.eufic.org