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Unit of Study CMM03214 - Obesity, Weight Control and Metabolic Health Management (2014)

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Unit description

Provides students with state-of-the-art knowledge about the development of overweight and obesity, its relationship to metabolic disorders (particularly type two diabetes), and evidence-based ways of dealing with this. The unit follows National Clinical Guidelines for Weight Control and Obesity Management as well as ways of dealing with the National guidelines at a public health level.

Unit content

Epidemiology of obesity and overweight — Functions of fat — Technology and weight gain — Anthropology of nutrition and physical activity — ‘Inflammation’ and obesity The health burden of overweight and obesity — Biological effects of obesity — The epidemic ‘cascade’ — Mechanical and metabolic problems 

Topic 1: Measurement and managing co-morbidities 
Topic 2: Assessing motivation and readiness to change
Topic 3: Energy imbalance
Topic 4: Nutrition
Topic 5: Physical activity
Topic 6: Levels of intervention
Topic 7: Devising goals and strategies
Topic 8: Treatment and prevention strategies

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 1 Session 1
Online Session 1,  2,  3 Session 1,  1,  2

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 explain the connection between metabolic disorders and lifestyle
2 diagnose and assess problems of obesity and possible associated metabolic disorders
3 apply health promotion strategies to individuals and groups, aimed at reducing the common medical sequelae of obesity
4 utilise knowledge about biological, environmental and psychological involvement in obesity and what can and cannot be modified
5 provide assistance in the development of an effective weight loss and health promotion program for an overweight individual

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. explain the connection between metabolic disorders and lifestyle
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  2. diagnose and assess problems of obesity and possible associated metabolic disorders
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  3. apply health promotion strategies to individuals and groups, aimed at reducing the common medical sequelae of obesity
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  4. utilise knowledge about biological, environmental and psychological involvement in obesity and what can and cannot be modified
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  5. provide assistance in the development of an effective weight loss and health promotion program for an overweight individual
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