ADVANCED HUMAN NUTRITION

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 Outcomes (COs): 

 

Course outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

  
 

The Students will be able to-

COFN 23: Develop skills associated with Learn interpretation of stress and cognitive test scores.

 

COFN 24: Learn to develop research proposals related to micro, macro nutrient deficiency as well as obesity.

 COFN25: Learn to estimate, analyze and interpret body composition.

COFN26: Develop skills to assess nutritional status by using various techniques

COFN 27:Formulate various recipes for emergency, sports and high altitude conditions

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

 

 

 

  
 
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: 
  • Bamji, M.S., Rao, P.N. and Reddy, V. (Eds) (1996) : Textbook of Human Nutrition, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
  • Denis M Medeiros and Robert E.C.Wildman.(2012) : Advanced Human Nutrition. Jones & Bartlett Learning. Third Edition
 
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
 
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Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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