LIFE CYCLE NUTRITION (THEORY)

Paper Code: 
HFN 123
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to –

 

  1. Understand the role of nutrition in different stages of life span
  2. Provide the guidelines for adequate nutrition throughout life span
  3. Get acquainted with growth, development and physiological changes during pregnancy, lactation and infancy

Course Learning Outcomes (COs)

 



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HFN 123

Life Cycle Nutrition

(Theory)

 

 

 

 

 

The students will be able to –

 

COFN10: Acquire knowledge about the nutritional needs and concerns of an individual throughout the life cycle.

 

COFN11: Exercise food choices consonant with good health based on sound knowledge of principles of nutrition.

 

COFN12: Understand nutrition considerations during throughout their life cycle


Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Power Point Presentations, Informative videos, group discussion

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentations, Field trips

Quiz, Poster Presentations,

Power Point Presentations, Individual and group projects,

Open Book Test, Semester End Examination, discussion, demonstration

 

 

6.00
Unit I: 
Nutrition during infancy

·Growth and development

·Nutritional requirements

·Advantages of breast feeding

·Artificial feeding or bottle feeding

·Infant milk substitute act 1992

·Preterm baby and nutritional requirements

·Feeding problems

·Weaning and supplementary foods        

6.00
Unit II: 

Nutrition during preschool age                                                                                    

·Growth and Development

·Growth monitoring 

· Brain development in preschool age -Effect of nutrition

·Nutritional requirements

·Dietary guidelines

·Infection and nutrition related problems

Nutrition during school age                              

·Growth and development

·Nutritional requirements

·Dietary guidelines

·Factors influencing food intake

·Packed lunch

School lunch programme

6.00
Unit III: 

Nutrition during Adolescence                           

·Growth and development

·Nutritional requirements

· Dietary guidelines

·Eating disorders: Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder

·Teen age pregnancy 

Nutrition during Adulthood                         

·Nutritional requirements

·Dietary guidelines

·Importance of weight management

·Nutrition during menopausal stage

6.00
Unit IV: 
Nutrition for elderly

Demography of aging   

·Process of ageing

·Nutritional requirements

·Dietary guidelines

·Nutrition related problems: osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, chronic diseases and complications

  • Drug- food and nutrient reaction in elderly
6.00
Unit V: 

Nutrition during Maternal stage                                                                      

·Physiological changes

·Developmental stages of pregnancy

·Nutritional requirements

·Dietary guidelines

·Pica

·Complications of pregnancy and its management 

 Nutrition during Lactation period                                                                                

·Physiology of lactation

·Prolactin reflex

·Let down reflex

·Nutritional requirements

·Human milk composition

·Lactational amenorrhoea

·Effect of breast feeding on maternal health

Lactogogues

Essential Readings: 
  • Antia, F.P and Abraham, P. 1997 Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition. Oxford University Press, New Delhi (4th Ed)
  • Bamji, M.S, Rao, N.P. and Reddy, V., 1999. Textbook of Human Nutrition. Oxford & IBH publishing Co Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.
  • Begum, M.R. 1996. A Text Book of Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. (Revised 2nd Ed)
  • Burtis, G., Davis, J. and Martin, S. 1998. Applied Nutrition and Diet Therapy. WB. Saunders Company, Philadelphia.
  • Garrow, J.S, and James, W.P.t, 1994. Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Churchill Livingstone, New York. (4th Ed)
  • Joshi, S.A., 2001 Nutrition and Dietetics. Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing Company Ltd, Delhi. (9th Ed).
  • Khanna, K., Gupta, S., Pass, S.J, Pass, S.J, Seth, R., Mahan, R. and Puri, S. 1997 Texbook of Nutrition and Dietetics. Phoenix Publishing House Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.
  • Kreutler, P.A and Czajka Narins, D.M. 1987 Nutrition in Perspective. Prentice-Hall, INC, Englewood cliffs, New Jersey. (2nd Ed)
  • Mahan, L.K. and Stump, S.E., 2000. Karuse’s Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy. W.B Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (10th Ed)
  • Mudambi, S.R and Rajagopal, M.V., 1997. Fundamentals of Foods & Nutrition. New Age International (P) Ltd, New Delhi.
  • Robinson CH, Lawler MR, Chevoweth WL, Garwick AE. Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition. Mac Millan Publishing Company, New York, 1982.
  • Sabarwal, B. 1999 Encyclopedia of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health (4th Vol) Efficient Offset, Delhi.
  • Sabarwal, B. 1999 Foundations of Nutrition. Common Wealth Publishers, New Delhi.
  • Sabarwal, B. 1999. Meal Management. Common Wealth Publishers, New Delhi.
  • Sharma, S., 2000. Human Nutrition and meal planning. Jnananda Prakashan (P & D), New Delhi. (1st Ed)
  • Shills, M.E, Olson, J.A, Shike, M and Ross, A.C; 1998. Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease. Williams & Williams, Baltimone, U.S.A. (9th Ed)
  • Srilakshmi, B. 1997 Dietetics. New Age International (P) Ltd, Publishers, New Delhi.
  • Stanfield, P.S 1992 Nutrition and Diet Therapy. Jones and Barlett Publishers, Boston- London. (2nd Ed)
Academic Year: 
2019-2020
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