ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH STATUS (Practical)

Paper Code: 
CND 503
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This Course will enable students to:

  • Assess nutritional status of individuals belonging to various age groups
  • To comment on the nutritional status of the subjects
  • To provide counseling related to their nutritional status

Course Outcomes

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

CND 503

Assessment of Nutritional and Health Status (Practical)

 

CO53:Develop the skills for assessing nutritional status by Anthropometry.

CO54: Assess the of growth of different groups of people .

C055: Examine relationship between the diet and  nutritional status

CO56: Investigate the clinical signs and symptoms of various nutritional deficiencies.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, power point presentation

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

CONTENTS

DietaryAssessment
- Standardization of vessels for 24 hours recall method.
- Development of skill in conducting a dietary survey using 24 hours recall method for University women students.
- Development skill in conducting a dietary survey using 24 hours recall method for pre-school children.
- Developing skill in conducting Institutional diet survey and household diet survey.
Anthropometric assessment

- Developing skill in assessing body mass index for University Students
- Developing skill in measurement of Anthropometry for pre school  and school going children.

Clinical assessment

- identification of clinical signs and symptoms related to various deficiency diseases in various ages.

 
 
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
  3. Hackney, H & Cormier, L.S (1979). Counseling strategy and Objectives. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

 

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.
  6. Sachdeva, H.P.S., Chaudhary, P. (Eds) (1994) : Nutrition in Children Developing Country Concerns, Dept. of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
  7. Shils, M.E.. Olson, J.A., Shike, N. and Ross, A.C. (Ed) (1999) : Modern Nutrition in Health & Disease, 9th Edition, Williams and Wilkins.

 

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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