ADVANCED HUMAN NUTRITION (Theory)

Paper Code: 
24HFN124
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to –

  1. Understand the body composition and patterns of growth and its relationships with  nourishment levels.
  2. Understand Nutritional Assessment techniques and determine nutritional requirements in special conditions.
  3. Understand interrelationship of nutrients.

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course

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24HFN124

Advanced Human Nutrition

(Theory)

COFN 19: Appraise various aspects associated with growth and development

 COFN20: Investigate the methods of assessment of nutritional status.

COFN 21: Evaluate the impact of nutrition on exercise performance

COFN 22: Examine the role of functional foods on health and explain nutritional management in special conditions.

COFN23: Assemble emerging concepts in nutrition and nutritional interrelationship

CO24: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

 

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, Poster Presentations,

Power Point Presentations, Individual and group projects,

Open Book Test, Semester End Examination, discussion, demonstration

 

 

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Growth and Development through the life cycle
  • Different types of Growth (Physical and Cellular)
  • Malnutrition and Cognitive Development
  • Determinants of Growth and Development
  • Impact of altered nutrition on Growth and Development
  • Maternal Nutrition and Pregnancy outcomes
  • Changes in Body Composition through the life cycle
  • Altered Body Composition and their consequences

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Assessment of Nutritional Status
  • Methods of nutritional Assessment- Anthropometry, Dietary, Clinical, Biochemical
  • Critical Analysis of various methods of nutritional Assessment
  • Detailed Methodology of various techniques and interpretation of results
  • National and International growth standards and references
  • National Nutrition Surveys: NNMB, NFHS
12.00
Unit III: 
Nutrition Exercise and Athletic Performance
  • Muscle and Exercise Basics (Muscle and Neuromuscular Junction, Muscle action         potential, Sarcomeres and contraction , muscle fiber type, muscle adaption to         strength training and endurance exercise muscle fiber type and endurance adaption)
  • Hormonal Adaption to Acute and Chronic Exercise (Catecholamines, Insulin and         Glucagon, Cortisol, Growth Hormone and ACTH
  • Caffeine and Atheletic Performance
  • Muscle Carbohydrate Utilization
  • Maintaining Blood Glucose levels (During Exercise, cori cycle and alanine cycle)
  • Carbohydrate, Fat and Protein metabolism Before, during and after exercise

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Nutrigenomics and Nutritional management in special conditions

Nutrigenomics, Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods        

  • Organization of Nutraceuticals by molecular Structure
  • Isoprenoid derivatives, Olive oil as a functional food
  • Phenolic compounds,Carbohydrate and carbohydrate derivatives
  • Fatty acids and structural lipids
  • Amino acid and amino acid derivatives
  • Prebiotics and probiotics

                                                                                   

Nutritional management in special conditions

  • Emergencies such as draught, famine etc
  • Astronautics
  • High altitudes

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Nutritional interrelationships

 

  • Concept of nutritional relationship – proteins – energy, carbohydrates – fat, naicin – typtophane , pyridoxine relationships.
  • Effect of carbohydrates, fats and protein on vitamin requirements
  • Nutrient adaptation to low intake of energy, protein, vitamin A, calcium and iron.

Emerging concept in Human Nutrition

  • Ongoing Nutrition Transition and its Implication
  • Changing trends in Lifestyle patterns in population groups and their Implication

Non Nutritive components and their potential health effect

  • Polyphenols, Phytoesterogens, Saponins, Tannins, Lecitns

 

 

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. Denis M Medeiros and Robert E.C.Wildman.(2012) : Advanced Human Nutrition.  Jones & Bartlett Learning. Third Edition

 

 

References: 

1.     McCollum, E.V. (1957) : History of Nutrition, Houghton Mifflin Co.

2.     Waterlow, J.C. (1992) Protein Energy Malnutrition, Edward Arnold, A Division of Hodder & Stoughton.

3.     Bauernfeind, J. Christopher (Ed.) (1986) : Vitamin and its Control, Academic Press.

4.     Gopalan, C. (Ed) (1993) Recent Trends in Nutrition, Oxford University Press.

5.     DeMaeyer, E.M. (1989) : Preventing and Controlling Iron Deficiency Anaemia through            Primary Health Care, WHO

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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