WHY WILL I BE BETTER WITH THIS COURSE?
By attending this course, you will develop the critical competence to transform laboratory data into informed, safe and personalized nutritional decisions.
More than memorizing reference values, you will learn to read the clinical context behind each parameter, distinguish what is relevant to nutritional practice and communicate more effectively with doctors and other health professionals.
This translates into more informed consultations, more effective diet plans and a more integrated and respected approach in multidisciplinary teams.
This is a decisive step for those seeking to practice with excellence and clinical relevance in the current panorama of Nutrition.
PROGRAM
General Biochemistry
8:00pm | 10:00pm FRANCISCO BELO
Glucose metabolism: glycemia, HbA1c, insulin, HOMA-IR
LIVER AND KIDNEY FUNCTION
8:00pm | 9:00pm
Liver enzymes: AST, ALT; GGT, FA, bilirubin
9:00pm | 10:00pm afonso santos
Renal function: urea, creatine, eGFR, urea/creatinine ratio; type II urine
Micronutrients: Vitamins and Minerals
8:00pm | 10:00pm francis Belo
Vitamins: B complex, A, D, E, K (coagulation)
Minerals: iron, zinc, magnesium, calcium, selenium
US-CRP, ferritin, fibrinogen, homocysteine (link to CVD)
Antioxidant role and Nrf2 activators (brief introduction)
Link to mitochondria and chronic fatigue
HORMONAL FUNCTION
8:00pm | 10:00pm
Thyroid hormones: TSH, T3, T4 (free and total), anti-TPO, anti-Tg, reverse T3
Sub-clinical hypothyroidism
Sex hormones: testosterone, estradiol, LH, FSH, SHBG, Cortisol, DHEA-s
food allergies and intolerances
8:00pm | 10:00pm Inês Pádua
IgE-mediated allergies: food panel
Intolerances: lactose, fructose, histamine (DAO), gluten (antibodies and celiac disease)
Limitations of IgC4 tests
dysbiosis and intestinal microbiota
19.00 | 22.00 Cláudia Marques and Shámila Ismael
Intestine-liver/kidney connection (microbiota and mild endotoxemia).
Intestine and chronic low-grade inflammation.
Relationship between thyroid function, celiac disease and intestinal health.
The role of the intestine in dietary immune modulation.
CLINICAL ANALYSIS OF ATHLETES
8:00pm | 10:00pm FRANCISCO BELO
Analysis in the context of overtraining
Ferritin, anemia, recovery parameters
Hormonal and immunological markers in load control (cortisol, testosterone, CK, inflammatory markers)
Physiological changes: creatinine, urea, liver enzymes
Clinical cases in the athlete: altered analyses in a healthy vs. pathological athlete
FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
8:00pm | 10:00pm FRANCISCO BELO and José Camolas
Practical session integrating exams and nutrition: interrelationship with obesity, metabolic syndrome and other chronic diseases
Clinical modulation of tests