ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH STATUS (THEORY)

Paper Code: 
CND 502
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
This course will enable the student to: 
• Assess the nutritional Status of subjects
• Develop skills related to counseling 
• learn different therapies of counseling

Course

Course  Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

COURSE CODE

Paper Title

CND 502

Assessment of Health and Nutritional Status

On completion of this course, the student will be able to: 

CO49: Assessing the  knowledge on the Nutritional status of the population  in terms of Anthropometry, dietary intake.

CO50: Assessing the  knowledge on the Nutritional status of the population  in terms of clinical and Biochemical assessment

CO51: Outline the concept of nutrition screening tools used for hospitalized patients.

CO52: Outline the concept of nutrition assessment tools for hospitalized patients.

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

 

9.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I
Nutritional Status a. Determinants of nutritional status of individual and populations
 b. Nutrition and Non-nutritional indicators 
• Socio-cultural 
• Biologic 
• Environmental 
• Economic
 c: Assessment of nutritional status of individuals of different ages- MUAC, Wt for age, Ht for age, Wt for ht, Ponderal index, BMI 
Applications and limitations in different field situations choice of an indicator
 
9.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II
• Direct and Indirect methods of Nutritional assessment of human groups  
• Assessment of age: Using local events calendar.
• Anthropometry Assessment: Measurements used, use of equipment, standards for comparison. Classification used to categorize malnutrition, cut of points used to distinguish current and long term malnutrition.
• Indicators of nutritional status: weight /age, height/age and weight/height, mid upper arm (MUAC). 
• Guidelines for interpretations of growth charts
 
9.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III
• Dietary assessment: Methods and techniques for assessing dietary intakes of individual, house hold level and Institutional level, Essential features, Uses and  limitations of different methods. 
• Problems intake measurements, factors affecting the accuracy of dietary assessment. Interpretation of dietary data.
 
9.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV
• Clinical assessment: Study of different methods and techniques for clinical assessment of nutritional status and diagnosis of sign of relation to various nutrient deficiencies.
 
• Biochemical assessment: Methods and techniques for major nutritional disorders, standards for comparison, field level assessment techniques. 
 
9.00
Unit V: 
UNIT-V
Tools for Nutrition Screening in Hospitalized Patients       
• Nutrition Risk Screening 2002
• Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)
• Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool(MUST)
 
Tools for Nutritional Assessment of Hospitalized Patients     
• Subjective Global Assessment (SGA)
• Physical Examination
• Laboratory Examination
 
Essential Readings: 
1. Bamji, M.S., Rao, P.N. and Reddy, V. (4 Eds) (2019): 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.
 
SUGGESTED READINGS:
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.
8. Mahan, L.K. & Ecott-Stump, S. (2000) : Krause’s Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 10th Edition, W.B. Saunders Pvt. Ltd.
 
References: 
E RESOURCES 
 
  JOURNALS 
• Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry
• JOURNAL OF HEALTH POPULATION AND NUTRITION
• NUTRITION AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
 
Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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