Module 6: Practical Nutrition

9.45: Signs and symptoms of specific nutritional deficiencies

• Covering not only explicit deficiency diseases but also evidence of marginal deficiency.

10.30: Diet diaries, assessment problems

• The role and reliability of diet diaries in assessing dietary sufficiency.

11.15: Coffee

11.30: Laboratory tests and their interpretation

• Laboratory tests of nutrient status currently available and how to interpret them.

12.15: Panel discussion

1.00: Lunch

2.15: What's new in nutrition research

3.00: Some case histories incl. multiple sclerosis and cancer

• Illustrating the detection of deficiency and the effect of appropriate supplementation.

3.40: Practical prescribing

• Practical aspects of advising on supplementation with nutrients in this group of patients, both when nutritional investigations are possible and when they are not.

3.45: Tea

4.00: Problem patients

• Presentations by course members