With this Master's Degree, you will be up to date with the most recent research on the alteration of the microbiota and its relationship with food allergies"

Obesity has become a pandemic and a global public health concern, due to the negative repercussions on people's health, The role of the nutritionist in this type of patient is crucial. In addition to creating an appropriate diet to address issue, the professional can now go a step further and make an individualized adaptation of the diet itself thanks to the exhaustive knowledge about the functioning and involvement in the health of the human microbiota.  

The extensive scientific literature in recent years on clinical applications and diagnostic methods has shed light, facilitating the recovery of people suffering from digestive disorders, nutrient malabsorption problems or infections in the genitourinary tract. Progress that has driven the proliferation of probiotic and prebiotic products applied to multiple diseases or functional disorders. In a booming and continuously advancing field, the nutrition professional needs to update his knowledge in order to maintain an adequate praxis. That is why this Master's Degree brings the nutritionist closer to the most exhaustive and recent information in the field of the Human Microbiota. 

Through innovative didactic resources, the student who attends this Master's Degree will obtain the most updated knowledge about intestinal homeostasis, its effects on digestion and nutrition, the stimulation of defences or the composition of the intestinal microbiota in the different stages of life. Likewise, students will be able to delve into the advances achieved in the relationship between the appearance of allergies and an imbalance in the microbiota. Therefore, the professional will have a specialized teaching team that has carefully prepared the content of this degree, in order to offer the most relevant and recent scientific postulates in this field. 

In addition, TECH has designed a 100% online program, flexible and convenient, where you can access the most reliable knowledge about the Human Microbiota. Thus, students only need an electronic device to consult or download the syllabus at any time of the day. This educational program does not require attendance or classes with fixed schedules and allows students to distribute its content according to their needs. The professional is, therefore, facing a quality education, which allows him to combine a Master's Degree with the most demanding responsibilities.

The clinical case studies in this program will bring you closer to techniques and knowledge about the Human Microbiota, which you can integrate into your daily practice"

This Master's Degree in Human Microbiota for Nutritionists contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. Its most outstanding features are:

• Clinical cases presented by experts in Human Microbiota 
• Its graphic, schematic and practical contents, with which they are conceived, gather scientific and assistance information on those disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• New diagnostic-therapeutic developments on assessment, diagnosis, and intervention in problems or disorders related to the Microbiota 
• Contains practical exercises, where the process of self-assessment can be carried out to improve learning 
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course 
• With special emphasis on evidence-based medicine and research methodologies in Human Microbiota 
• All of this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This 100% online program will keep you up to date on advances in the Hyperpermeability of glutamine, zinc or vitamins" 

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.  

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.  

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

Make this Master's Degree compatible with your professional responsibilities. TECH adapts to you"

With this program you will learn about the current lines of research on the microbiota and celiac disease"

This Master's Degree has been designed to offer the most exhaustive and updated information. For this purpose, a study plan has been developed that will take the students, over 12 months, to be up to date with the advances that have occurred in the changes of the microbiota in patients with food exclusion diet, the mechanisms of action of probiotics and prebiotics or the main factors that influence the balance and imbalance of the microbiota. Likewise, the Relearning system, based on the reiteration of content, will facilitate the progression of students in the program, reducing even the long hours of study.

A Master's Degree that will keep you up to date with the latest studies on eubiosis and intestinal dysbiosis." 

Module 1. Microbiota. Microbiome. Metagenomics

1.1. Definition and Relationship Between Them
1.2. Microbiota Composition: Genera, Species and Strains
1.3. Different Human Microbiota. General Overview of Eubiosis and Dysbiosis

1.3.1. Gastrointestinal Microbiota
1.3.2. Oral Microbiota
1.3.3. Skin Microbiota
1.3.4. Respiratory Tract Microbiota
1.3.5. Urinary Tract Microbiota
1.3.6. Reproductive System Microbiota

1.4. Factors that Influence Microbiota Balance and Imbalance

1.4.1. Diet and Lifestyle. Intestine-Brain Axis
1.4.2. Antibiotic Therapy
1.4.3. Epigenetic-Microbiota Interaction. Endocrine Disruptors
1.4.4. Probiotics, Prebiotics, Symbiotics. Concepts and Overviews
1.4.5. Fecal Transplant, Latest Advances

Module 2. Gut Microbiota I. Intestinal Homeostasis

2.1. Gut Microbiota Studies

2.1.1. Projects MetaHIT, Meta-Biomed, MyNewGut, Human Microbiome Project

2.2. Microbiota Composition

2.2.1. Protective Microbiota (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Bacteroides)
2.2.2. Immunomodulatory Microbiota (Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli)
2.2.3. Mucoprotective or Muconutritive Microbiota (Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and Akkermansia muciniphila)
2.2.4. Microbiota with Proteolytic or Proinflammatory Activities (E. coli Biovare, Clostridium, Proteus, Pseudomonas, Enterobacter, Citrobacter, Klebsiella, Desulfovibrio, Bilophila)
2.2.5. Fungal Microbiota (Candida, Geotrichum)

2.3. Digestive System Physiology. Composition of the Microbiota in the Different Parts of the Digestive Tract. Resident Flora and Transient or Colonizing Flora. Sterile Areas in the Digestive Tract

2.3.1. Esophageal Microbiota

2.3.1.1. Healthy Individuals
2.3.1.2. Patients (Gastric Reflux, Barrett's Esophagus, etc.)

2.3.2. Gastric Microbiota

2.3.2.1. Healthy Individuals
2.3.2.2. Patients (Gastric Ulcer, Gastric Cancer, MALT, etc)

2.3.3. Gallbladder Microbiota

2.3.3.1. Healthy Individuals
2.3.3.2. Patients (Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis, etc.)

2.3.4. Small Intestine Microbiota

2.3.4.1. Healthy Individuals
2.3.4.2. Patients (Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, etc.)

2.3.5. Colon Microbiota

2.3.5.1. Healthy Individuals. Enterotypes
2.3.5.2. Patients (Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Crohn's Disease, Colon Carcinoma, Appendicitis, etc..

2.4. Gut Microbiota Functions: Metabolic. Nutritional and Trophic. Protective and Barrier. Immunological

2.4.1. Interrelationships Between the Intestinal Microbiota and Distant Organs (Brain, Lung, Heart, Liver, Pancreas, etc.)

2.5. Intestinal Mucosa and Mucosal Immune System

2.5.1. Anatomy, Characteristics, and Functions (MALT, GALT, and BALT System)

2.6. What is Intestinal Homeostasis? Role of Bacteria in Intestinal Homeostasis

2.6.1. Effects on Digestion and Nutrition
2.6.2. Defence Stimulation, Hindering Colonization by Pathogenic Microorganisms
2.6.3. Production of Vitamin B and K
2.6.4. Production of Short Chain Fatty Acids (Butyric, Propionic, Acetic, etc.)
2.6.5. Production of Gases (Methane, Carbon Dioxide, Molecular Hydrogen). Properties and Functions
2.6.6. Lactic Acid

Module 3. Gut Microbiota II. Intestinal Dysbiosis

3.1. What is Intestinal Dysbiosis? Consequences
3.2. Intestinal Barrier. Physiology. Function. Intestinal Permeability and Hyperpermeability. Relationship between Intestinal Dysbiosis and Intestinal Hyperpermeability
3.3. Relationship of Intestinal Dysbiosis and Other Types of Disorders: Immunological, Metabolic, Neurological and Gastric (Helicobacter Pylori)
3.4. Consequences of the Alteration of the Intestinal Ecosystem and its Relationship to Functional Digestive Disorders

3.4.1. Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD
3.4.2. Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Crohn's Disease. Ulcerative Colitis
3.4.3. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Diverticulitis
3.4.4. Intestinal Motility Disorders. Diarrhea. Diarrhea Caused by Clostridium Difficile. Constipation
3.4.5. Digestive Disorders and Nutrient Malabsorption Problems: Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats
3.4.6. Markers of Intestinal Inflammation: Calprotectin. Eosinophil Cationic Protein (ECP). Lactoferrin. Lysozyme
3.4.7. Leaky Gut Syndrome. Permeability Markers: Alpha-1 Antitrypsin. Zonulin. Tight Junctions and their Main Function

3.5. Alteration of the Intestinal Ecosystem and its Relationship with Intestinal Infections

3.5.1. Viral Intestinal Infections
3.5.2. Bacterial Intestinal Infections
3.5.3. Intestinal Infections due to Parasites
3.5.4. Fungal Intestinal Infections. Intestinal Candidiasis

3.6. Composition of the Intestinal Microbiota in the Different Stages of Life

3.6.1. Variation in Gut Microbiota Composition from the Neonatal-Early Childhood Stage to Adolescence. “Unstable Period”

3.6.1.1. Composition of the Intestinal Microbiota in Adulthood. “Stable Period”
3.6.1.2. Gut Microbiota Composition in the Elderly "Unstable Stage". Aging and Microbiota

3.7. Nutritional Modulation of Intestinal Dysbiosis and Hyperpermeability: Glutamine, Zinc, Vitamins, Probiotics, Prebiotics
3.8. Techniques for Quantitative Analysis of Microorganisms in Feces
3.9. Current Lines of Research

Module 4. Microbiota in Neonatology and Pediatrics

4.1. Mother-Child Symbiosis
4.2. Influencing Factors on the Gut Microbiota of the Mother during Pregnancy and during Birth. Influence of the Type of Delivery on the Microbiota of the New-born
4.3. Type and Duration of Breastfeeding, Influence on the Infant’s Microbiota

4.3.1. Breast Milk: Composition of the Breast Milk Microbiota. Importance of Breastfeeding in the New-born’s Microbiota
4.3.2. Artificial Breastfeeding. Use of Probiotics and Prebiotics in Infant Milk Formulas

4.4. Clinical Applications of Probiotics and Prebiotics in Pediatric Patients

4.4.1. Digestive Pathologies: Functional Digestive Disorders, Diarrhea, Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Intolerances
4.4.2. Non-digestive Pathologies: Respiratory and ENT, Atopic Diseases, Metabolic Diseases. Allergies

4.5. Influence of Antibiotic and other Psychotropic Treatment on the Microbiota of the Infant
4.6. Current Lines of Research

Module 5. Oral Microbiota and Respiratory Tract

5.1. Structure and Oral Ecosystems

5.1.1. Main Ecosystems that are Differentiated in the Oral Cavity
5.1.2. Characteristics and Composition of Each of Them. Nostrils, Nasopharynx and Oropharynx

5.2. Alterations of the Oral Microbial Ecosystem: Oral Dysbiosis. Relationship with Different Oral Disease States

5.2.1. Cavities
5.2.2. Halitosis
5.2.3. Periodontal and Gingival Diseases
5.2.4. Peri-Implant Diseases
5.2.5. Other Infectious Diseases: Candida Albicans

5.3. Influence of External Agents in Oral Eubiosis and Dysbiosis. Hygiene
5.4. Structure of the Respiratory Tract and Composition of the Microbiota and Microbiome

5.4.1. Upper Respiratory Tract (Nasopharynx, Middle Ear, Sinuses, and Tonsils)
5.4.2. Lower Respiratory Tract (Trachea, Lungs, Bronchi, Bronchioles and Alveoli)

5.5. Factors that Regulate the Respiratory Microbiota

5.5.1. Microbial Immigration
5.5.2. Elimination of Microbes and the Reproduction Rates of its Members

5.6. Alteration of the Respiratory Tract Microbiota and its Relationship with Different Respiratory Tract Diseases
5.7. Therapeutic Manipulation of the Microbiome of the Oral Cavity in Prevention and Treatment of Diseases Related to it
5.8. Therapeutic Manipulation of the Microbiome of the Respiratory Tract in Prevention and Treatment of Related Diseases
5.9. Current Lines of Research and Clinical Applications

Module 6. Microbiota and Immune System

6.1. Immune System Physiology. What is Immunity?

6.1.1. Immune System Components

6.1.1.1. Lymphoid Tissue
6.1.1.2. Immune Cells
6.1.1.3. Chemical Systems

6.2. Organs Involved in Immunity

6.2.1. Primary Organs
6.2.2. Secondary Organs

6.3. Innate, Non-Specific, or Natural Immunity
6.4. Acquired, Adaptive, or Specific Immunity
6.5. Nutrition and Lifestyle: Interaction with the Immune System and the Microbiota
6.6. Functional Foods and their Effect on the Immune System

6.6.1. Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Symbiotics
6.6.2. Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

6.7. Bidirectional Relationship between Microbiota and Neuroimmunoendocrine System
6.8. Microbiota, Immunity and Nervous System Disorders: Anxiety, Depression, Autism, Schizophrenia, or Alzheimer's Disease
6.9. The Gut-Microbiota-Brain Axis
6.10. Current Lines of Research

Module 7. Skin Microbiota

7.1. Skin Physiology

7.1.1. Skin Structure Epidermis, Dermis and Hypodermis
7.1.2. Functions of the Skin
7.1.3. Microbial Composition of the Skin

7.2. Factors that Regulate the Type of Bacterial Flora in the Skin

7.2.1. Sweat Glands, Sebaceous Glands, Desquamation
7.2.2. Factors that Alter the Ecology of the Skin and its Microbiota

7.3. Skin Immune System

7.3.1. Epidermis; Essential Element of our Defences
7.3.2. Elements of the Cutaneous Immune System: Cytosines, Keratinocytes, Dendritic Cells, Lymphocytes, Antimicrobial Peptides
7.3.3. Influence of the Skin Microbiota on the Skin Immune System. Staphylococcus Epidermidis, Staphylococcus Aureus

7.4. Alteration of the Normal Skin Microbiota (Dysbiosis)

7.4.1. Impaired Barrier Function

7.5. Triggered Skin Diseases

7.5.1. Psoriasis (Streptococcus Pyogenes)
7.5.2. Acne Vulgaris
7.5.3. Atopic Dermatitis
7.5.4. Rosacea

7.6. Influence of the use of Probiotics in the Prevention and Treatment of Different Skin Diseases
7.7. Current Lines of Research

Module 8. Genitourinary Tract Microbiota

8.1. Genitourinary Tract Physiology and Microbial Composition

8.1.1. In Men
8.1.2. In Women

8.2. Microorganisms Causing Urinary Tract Infections: Uropathogens. Relationship with the Alteration of the Microbiota in Men and Women

8.2.1. Enteric Bacteria, Generally Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria: E. Coli, Enterobacteria. Klebsiella or Proteus Mirabilis or Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
8.2.2. Gram-Positive Bacteria: Staphylococcus Saprophyticus, etc.

8.3. Vaginal Microbiota and its Modification with Age

8.3.1. Infant Age
8.3.2. Fertile Age
8.3.3. Adult Age (Menopause)

8.4. Alteration of the Vaginal Homeostasis and its Relationship with Infectious Pathologies

8.4.1. Vaginitis

8.4.1.1. Chlamydia
8.4.1.2. Bacterial Vaginosis
8.4.1.3. Vaginal Candidiasis
8.4.1.4. Vaginitis Trichomoniasis
8.4.1.5. Viral Vaginitis

8.4.2. Non-Infectious Vaginitis

8.5. Probiotics in the Prevention of the Main Genitourinary Tract Infections: UTI (Cystitis/Urethritis), Prostatitis, Pyelonephritis, Vaginal infections, and infertility
8.6. Current Lines of Research

Module 9. The Relationship between Intolerances/Allergies and the Microbiota

9.1. Microbiota changes in Patients on Food Exclusion Diets

9.1.1. Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)

9.2. Microbiota Changes in Patients on Food Exclusion Diets: Dairy Intolerance

9.2.1. Lactose Intolerance
9.2.2. Intolerant to Dairy Proteins: Caseins, Albumins, etc.
9.2.3. People Allergic to Milk

9.3. Microbiota Changes in Patients on Food Exclusion Diets: Gluten

9.3.1. Alteration of the Intestinal Microbiota in Patients with Gluten Intolerance
9.3.2. Alteration of the Intestinal Microbiota in Celiac Patients
9.3.3. Role of Probiotics and Prebiotics in the Recovery of the Microbiota in Gluten Intolerant and Coeliacs

9.4. Microbiota and Biogenic Amines
9.5. Current Lines of Research

Module 10. Probiotics, Prebiotics, Microbiota, and Health

10.1. Probiotics: Definition, History, Mechanisms of Action
10.2. Prebiotics: Definition, Types of Prebiotics (Starch, Inulin, FOS Oligosaccharides), Mechanisms of Action
10.3. Clinical Applications of Probiotics and Prebiotics in Gastroenterology
10.4. Clinical Applications of Endocrinology and Cardiovascular Disorders
10.5. Clinical Applications of Probiotics and Prebiotics in Urology
10.6. Clinical Applications of Probiotics and Prebiotics in Gynecology
10.7. Clinical Applications of Probiotics and Prebiotics in Immunology: Autoimmunity, Pneumology, Dermatology, Vaccinology, Vaccines
10.8. Clinical Applications of Probiotics and Prebiotics in Nutritional Diseases. Obesity and Eating Disorders. Metabolism, Malnutrition, and Malabsorption of Nutrients
10.9. Clinical Applications of Probiotics and Prebiotics in Neurological Diseases. Mental Health. Old Age
10.10. Clinical Applications of Probiotics and Prebiotics in Critically Ill Cancer Patients
10.11. Dairy Products as a Natural Source of Probiotics and Prebiotics. Fermented Milk
10.12. Safety and Legislation in the Use of Probiotics

A 100% online program that will bring you up to date with scientific advances on the proper application of probiotics and prebiotics in patients with obesity"