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Basic Nutrition and Meal Management
To enable the students: -
- To understand the relationship between nutrition and human well being
- To acquire knowledge regarding principles of planning diets for various stages of life cycle and diseases.
- To understand the general structure and functions and various systems and organs in the body
Introduction to nutrition – definition of nutrition, nutrients and health
Basic 5 food groups, food guide, food pyramid
Macro nutrients – carbohydrates, fats and proteins
Composition, classification, food sources, functions, requirements, deficiency and storage in body
Micro nutrients – minerals, fat soluble vitamins and water soluble vitamins
- Composition, classification, sources, functions, requirements, deficiency and
Storage
Water – functions, requirements, sources and balance
Introduction to meal management - balanced diet
Basic principles and steps in meal planning
Nutrition during the life cycle
- Pregnancy
- Lactation
- Infancy
- Pre-school
Nutrition during the life cycle
· School age
· Adolescence
· Adult
· Old age
Role of dietitian and Nutritionist
Basic concept of diet therapy
Therapeutic adaptation of normal diet
Obesity – causes, prevention and dietary modification
Underweight – causes and Dietary modifications
Etiology, symptoms and diet in gastro Intestinal diseases – diarrhea (acute and chronic), constipation ( atonic and spastic)
