Class Health and Contemporary Culture History

The curricular unit aims to contribute to the understanding of the high value of nutrition, diet and the profession of nutritionist in society, as well as for understanding the importance of scientific research in nutritional sciences in nowadays' society.  

In another aspect of the curricular unit will be given methoological rules which conduct to the ability to research and produce scientific texts either individually or in a group.

I The historical sources of medical practices

II The scientific revolution from the 17th to the 19th centuries

III Pasteur and Fleming

IV The 2nd half of the XXth century

V The Mediterranean diet food pattern

VI Food and cooking of ancient civilizations

VII The rules conducting to the preparation of scientific papers

The use of Zoom and Moodle will be encouraged to support the learning process.

• CABRAL C, PITA J R. (2015) Sinopse da História da Farmácia . Cronologia. Coimbra: Centro de Estudos Interdisciplinares do Século XX da Universidade de Coimbra ¿ CEIS20.
• FRADA, J. (2005), Novo Guia Prático para a Elaboração e Apresentação de Trabalhos Científicos. Col. Microcosmos. Lisboa: Ed. Cosmos.
• PITA, J R (2007), História da Farmácia. Coimbra: Livraria Minerva Editora.