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Comminity Nutrition (Practical)
Paper Code:
HSC -605
Credits:
04
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
This course will enable the students to
- Develop and evaluate low cost recipes to combat malnutrition
- To assess the nutritional status of subjects using anthropometric information
- To conduct biochemical estimations and develop tools and nutrition education programme
Contents:
1. Development and sensory evaluation of various low cost recipes to combat
- Protein energy malnutrition
- Iron deficiency
- Vitamin A deficiency
2 . Assessment of nutritional status using anthropometric measurements for different age groups
- Infant
- Preschoolers and school going
- Adolescents
3. Use and interpretation of growth charts.
4. Determination of hemoglobin level in blood samples of any one age group.
5.Development of tool/ questionnaire for assessment of nutritional status
6. Planning a Nutrition and Health Education programme
Essential Readings:
- Park, J.E. and Park, K. Text Book of Preventive and Social Medicine. Banarsidas Bhanot Publishers, Jabalpur .Twentieth Edition.2009
- Wadhwa, A and Sushma, S. A Textbook of Nutrition in the Community. Elite Publishing House Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.
- Bamji, M.S, Rao P.N and Reddy V . Textbook of Human Nutrition. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD, New Delhi & Calcutta
References:
- Rao, B.S.N. Deosthale, Y.G. and Pant, K.C. 1998 (Revised and updated). Nutrition value of Indian Foods by Gopalan. C. Ramashastri, B.V. and Balasubraman S.C., NIN, ICMR, Hyderabad.
- Gopaldas, T. and Seshadari, S. 1987. Nutrition Monitoring and Assessment. Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
- Shukla , P.K. 1982 Nutritional Problems of India. Prentice Hall of India Pr Limited, New Delhi.
- McLaren, D.S. 1977. Nutrition in the Community John Wiley and Sons, Chichest.
- Jelliffe. D.B. 1966. The Assessment of the Nutritional Status of the Community. H health Organization, Geneva.
- Jeliffee, N. 1962. Clinical Nutrition. Hoeber Medical Division, New York.
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