BY ATTENDING THIS COURSE, YOU WILL BE BETTER BECAUSE:
Genes are interlocutors and an opportunity for dialogue with the environment. The plasticity of the genome is an extraordinary fact. Inspired by the course program and the work of Randy L. Jirtle, we invite you to appreciate the teaching content we propose and what the memories of the knowledge journey can do in the professional exercise of guidance and nutritional monitoring of pregnant women, lactating women, children and teenagers. The genotypic-environmental interaction – the dialogue – begins with the beginning of life. We started the conversation, i.e., the technical-scientific discussion, from the meeting of sparks of life, gametes throughout adolescence. Food planning, designed to match and go beyond metabolism, paired with development and growth, is a determinant of well-being and health. It will interfere in favour or against the probability of certain chronic diseases or in the full phenotypic expression of the most varied parameters of development and growth. Everyone will easily see existing associations between dietary intervention and the optimization of physical, motor, mental and socio-emotional expression. Thus, with this course, led by a team of nutritionists who combine a noteworthy academic and professional background, students will benefit, objectively and pragmatically, from a transforming impact on professional practice and, inherently, people and society.
PROGRAM
9:00am | 1:00pm Inês Tomada
Pre-design;
Metabolic programming concept;
Pregnancy, lactation;
Presentation and discussion of clinical cases.
9:00am | 1:00pm Inês Tomada
Breastfeeding.
Food diversification.
Feeding behaviour in the 2nd year of life.
Specifics in preschool and school age.
Presentation and discussion of clinical cases
9:00am | 11:00am Inês Tomada
Particularities of adolescent eating + Influence of peers and environmental factors.
Presentation and discussion of clinical cases.
11:00am | 12:30pm Maria Travassos
Eating behavior in adolescence.
Red flags / warning signs.
9:00am | 11:00am Inês Pádua
Food allergy: prevalence and general concepts;
Manifestations, diagnosis and treatment;
Food avoidance;
Emergency: how to act?
Psychosocial impact of food allergy;
Prevention.
11:00am | 1:00pm Sandra Silva
Health and vegetarian diets in children and teenagers;
Growth and development of children and teenagers with vegetarian dietary patterns;
Nutritional adequacy of vegetarian food in children and teenagers.
11:00am | 1:00pm Maria Roriz
Physiological specifics and nutritional considerations in the young athlete;
Recreational Sport vs. High Performance Sport: particularities.
9.00 | 11.00 Bela Franchini
Development and implementation of Food Education projects in the school context.
11:00am | 1:00pm
Preparation of meals with vegetables: fun/playful options, colourful and with flavour.
2:00pm | 4:00pm Ana Goios
Preparation of meals with vegetables: fun/playful options, colourful and with flavour.
4:00pm | 6:00pm Catarina Trindade
Preparation of healthy snacks.