INFLAMMATORY CHRONIC NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Paper Code: 
HFN 144 C
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To know the prevalence, etiology and underlying changes in the body during various inflammatory  chronic non communicable diseases
  • To understand the role of anti inflammatory food constituents, modified diet and life style in the management of the disease and their complications

 

12.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I

·Inflammatory Chronic Non Communicable Diseases

 

a)An Introduction

b)Prevalence (Worldwide And In Country)

c)Common Causal Factors (Life Style, Stress, Medication, Diet, Etc.)

d)Obesity As Determinant Of These Diseases

e)Anti-Inflammatory Foods

 

12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II

Inflammation And Diabetes

a)Etiology

b)Classification

c)Clinical Manifestations

d)Pathophysiological Changes

e)Complications, Life Style Management And Dietary Management With Special Emphasis On Role Of Anti Inflammatory Agents (Vitamins, Minerals, Antioxidants And photochemicals) in prevention and treatment of the disease

 

12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III

·Inflammation and Heart Disease

a)Atherosclerosis, Coronary heart disease,

b)Hypertension, Inflammatory & Rheumatic heart diseases)  – Etiology, clinical manifestations, pathophysiological changes, complications, life style management and dietary management with special emphasis on role of anti inflammatory agents (vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and photochemicals) in prevention and treatment of the disease

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

·Inflammation and Cancer

a)Etiology

b)Clinical manifestations types

c)Pathophysiological changes

d)Complications, life style management and dietary management with special emphasis on role of anti inflammatory agents (vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and photochemicals) in prevention and treatment of the disease

 

12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V

·Inflammation and Alzheimer’s disease

a)Etiology, clinical manifestations

b)Pathophysiological changes

c)Complications, life style management and dietary management with special emphasis on role of anti inflammatory agents (vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and photochemicals) in prevention and treatment of the disease

 

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Journals :

  • Nutrition Update Series.
  • World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics.
  • Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
  • Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
  • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
  • Nutrition Reviews.
  • Lancet

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2017-2018
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