Importance of Nutrition and Food Engineering
The science of Food and Human Nutrition explores the links between diet and health. By understanding how individual food components are digested, absorbed and utilised, their effects on the human body can be manipulated to improve health. Food and Human Nutrition also studies the factors that influence consumer food choices, for example, how consumers respond to food marketing and their impact on health.
This degree programme encourages students to develop an informed interest in the science of food, consumer behaviour, human nutrition and health.
Students will study the impact of nutrition on health and disease from the cell and molecular level through to people and populations, as well as the impact of food composition on its nutritional value, quality and consumer acceptance. They will learn to improve food quality and health through the development and use of functional foods and natural products. The importance of sustainable food production and how food producers, retailers and consumers respond to global food issues are also key topics in the course.
Nutritionists excel in research, planning, dietary consultancy and marketing in the food manufacturing and retailing, sports and healthcare industries.
Md. Abdus Salam
Id. 111-34-145
Dept of Nutrition and Food Engineering.
