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):

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Learning outcomes

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Learning and teaching strategies

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HFN  127

 

 

Advanced Human Nutrition

(Practical)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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