Department of Nutrition Sciences

The Department of Nutrition Sciences deals with the types, amounts, properties, roles of foods and nutrients in biochemical and physiological processes, the composition of foods, their physical and chemical properties, the effects of the processes applied to foods from production to consumption, and also the components that cause food pollution by contaminating the food in various ways and It is the science that studies the biological processes and molecular mechanisms related to the effects of nutrients on health. With its studies, the department aims to produce advanced knowledge necessary for the protection of individual and public health throughout life, to conduct research and applications and to provide an academic perspective within this framework.