XNB255 Nutritional Epidemiology

Research studies generate the knowledge of food and nutrition used in professional practice, and this knowledge is continuously evolving. The ability to understand how new knowledge of foods and diets that promote health, food security and sustainability is generated is an essential skill that nutrition and dietetics professionals require throughout their career. Nutritional epidemiology and research skills are essential competencies in the discipline. In this unit you will therefore develop an understanding of the methods for collection of diet and nutrition-related data, the unique challenges and opportunities for collecting data on dietary intake and nutritional status in population studies, and methods and statistical techniques used to draw conclusions from the data collected including those focused on health, sustainability and food security. A workshop will focus nutritional epidemiology and its application in nutrition and dietetics careers.

Unit information

Unit code: XNB255
Faculty: Faculty of Health
School/Discipline: School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Study area: Health
Credit points: 12

Dates and locations

Teaching period	Dates	Locations
Semester 1, 2027	22 February 2027 - 19 June 2027	Kelvin Grove

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Previous study requirements

Prerequisites: XNB148 and ( XNB150 or CWB103 or CWB200) and XNB151 and 24 credit points of introductory biosciences units from: (CZB190 or LQB180), LQB182, LQB281, LQB185, LSB142
Equivalents: XNH355
Assumed knowledge: Knowledge of data variable types and basic statistical principles is assumed knowledge.

Guide to previous study requirements

Prerequisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have completed these prerequisite units (or have credit, advanced standing or exemption for them), or be able to demonstrate that you have equivalent background knowledge.
Anti-requisites: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these anti-requisite units.
Co-requisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have already completed these co-requisite units, or you must enrol in them at the same time.
Equivalents: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these equivalent units.
Assumed knowledge: We assume that you have a minimum level of knowledge in certain areas before you start this unit.

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