ADVANCE HUMAN NUTRITION (PRACTICAL)

Paper Code: 
HFN 127
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to –

 

1.       Understand various techniques nutritional status assessment.

2.       Understand Research Design and Body composition estimation.

 

Course Learning Outcomes (COs):

 



Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

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HFN 127

 

 

Advanced Human Nutrition

(Practical)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The students will be able to –

COFN26: Develop skills associated with Learn interpretation of stress and cognitive test scores.

 

COFN27: Learn to develop research proposals related to micro, macro nutrient deficiency as well as obesity.

 

COFN28: Learn to estimate, analyze and interpret body composition.

 

COFN29: Learn planning as well as preparation of various recipes.

 

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Power Point Presentations, Informative videos, group discussion

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentations, Field trips

 

 

Quiz,

Individual and group projects,

 Semester End Examination, discussion, demonstration

 

 

 

 

Unit I: 

Contents

Assessment of nutritional status in community using various techniques

  • Dietary Survey: 24 Hr Dietary recall, Food Frequency Questionnaire, Standardization of recepie
  • Anthropometry: Height, Weight, Waist Circumference, Hip Circumference, MUAC- Analysis of data using WHO Standards
  • Stress scale (Standard), cognition tests.

 

Research plan proposed or a research design

  • Macronutrient Deficiency: Protein Energy Malnutrition/ Severe Acute Malnutrition
  • Micronutrient Deficiency: Vitamin A, Iron , Iodine
  • Over nutrition or Obesity

Body Composition: Estimation, Analysis and Interpretation

Planning and preparation of various nutritious recipes for

  • Emergency conditions
  • Sports and fitness
  • High altitudes
Essential Readings: 
  1. Bamji, M.S., Rao, P.N. and Reddy, V. (Eds) (1996) : Textbook of Human Nutrition, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
  2. . Robinson, C.H. and Lawler, M.R. (1986). Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition. Macmillan, New York
References: 
  • McCollum, E.V. (1957) : History of Nutrition, Houghton Mifflin Co.
  • Waterlow, J.C. (1992) Protein Energy Malnutrition, Edward Arnold, A Division of Hodder & Stoughton.
  • Bauernfeind, J. Christopher (Ed.) (1986) : Vitamin and its Control, Academic Press.
  • Gopalan, C. (Ed) (1993) Recent Trends in Nutrition, Oxford University Press.
  • DeMaeyer, E.M. (1989) : Preventing and Controlling Iron Deficiency Anaemia through Primary Health Care, WHO.
  • Sachdeva, H.P.S., Chaudhary, P. (Eds) (1994) : Nutrition in Children Developing Country Concerns, Dept. of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
  • Shils, M.E.. Olson, J.A., Shike, N. and Ross, A.C. (Ed) (1999) : Modern Nutrition in Health & Disease, 9th Edition, Williams and Wilkins.
  • Mahan, L.K. & Ecott-Stump, S. (2000) : Krause’s Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 10th Edition, W.B. Saunders Pvt. Ltd.
  • 12. 13.       Publications of the International Life Science Institute.
  • UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children.
  • World Health Organizations Reports, Monographs and Technical Report Series.
  • McLaren, D.S. (1992) A Colour Atlas and Text of Diet-Related Disorders.
  • Chandra, R.K. (ed.) (1992) : Nutrition and Immunology. ARTS Biomedical. St. John,s Newfoundland.
  • Pike and Brown: Nutrition-An Integrated approach-John Wiley and sons, New York
  • Davidson, Passmore and Eastwood: Human Nutrition and Dietetics- FLBS
  • Journals :
  •    World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics, Karger.
  •   Annual Reviews of Nutrition, Palo Alto, California, USA.
  •    Nutrition Update Series.
  •    The Journal of Nutrition
  •     UNU Food and Nutrition Bulletin.   

 

Academic Year: 
2019-2020
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