The course ‘Functional Foods and Nutrition” is a course of special interest in the field of Human Nutrition.
It aims to familiarize the students with the concept of functional and novel foods which consists a major subject of innovation in Food Science and Human Nutrition.

Upon course completion, the student will have acquired the following skills:

• Knowledge of basic concepts and recent developments in the field functional and novel foods
• Appreciation of innovation in development and growth
• Understanding of complex concepts such as bioactivity and bioavailability
• Exposure to current methodology for the approaching of issues of bioactivity and to the legal framework that guides claims of functional foods.
• Development of opinion on functional foods to address multiple audiences such as scientists from other disciplines, the food industry, special audiences or the general public.