The course will enable the students:
CO7: Comprehend the fundamentals of nutrition and effective meal planning.
CO8: Examine the role of macronutrients, micronutrients & water in human nutrition
CO9: Examine the nutritional needs during infancy, preschool age, pregnancy & lactation
CO10: Evaluate the nutritional needs and concerns of an individual during school age to old age.
CO11: Outline the principles of planning nutritionally adequate diets and nutritional management of weight, diarrhoea and constipation
CO12: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction
Fundamentals of Nutrition and meal planning
Introduction to nutrition – definition of nutrition, nutrients and health
Basic 5 food groups, food guide, food pyramid
Introduction to meal management - balanced diet
Basic principles and steps in meal planning
Essentials of macro and micronutrients
Macro nutrients – carbohydrates, fats and proteins
· Composition, classification, food sources, functions, requirements, deficiency and storage in body
· Micro nutrients – minerals, fat soluble vitamins and water soluble vitamins
Composition, classification, sources, functions, requirements, deficiency and Storage Water – functions, requirements, sources and balance
Nutrition during the life cycle-I
Nutrition during the life cycle-I
Nutrition during the life cycle
· School age
· Adolescence
· Adult
Old age
Introduction to Diet therapy and dietary management of weight and gastrointestinal
diseases
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