Life Cycle Nutrition (Theory)

Paper Code: 
HFN 123
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

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 outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

  
 

The students will be able to –

COFN63: Demonstrate knowledge of scientific writing method and styles

COFN64 :Develop a research design on a topic relevant to their field

COFN65. Prepare a systematic literature review on a select topic

COFN66: Present a seminar of the literature review

 

 

Approach in teaching:

Orient students  about the nuances of technical writing styles

Work on  deciding a topic for Seminar

Guide how to collect Review of  literature

Preparation of a document based on it.

Learning activities for the students:

Review  of old seminar documents and  their analysis

Watch videos on Seminars

Collate the reviews collected for the seminar

Seminar Presentation preparation

CA and

Semester End Examination to assess Review of literature document by seminar committee, Presentation, Discussions, Plagiarism test done of final document

 

 

  
 

 

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, National International Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF)
  • Preterm baby and nutritional requirements
  • Feeding problems
  • Complementary Feeding
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 
  • Child hood Obesity

 

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

Nutrition for elderly

  • Process of ageing
  • Nutritional requirements
  • Dietary guidelines and lifestyle modification
  • Nutrition related problems: Non Communicable Diseases (Diabetes, Hypertension, Cardio Vascular Diseases, Cancer and COPD)
  • Promoting Fitness and well-being- Use of various modern and traditional approach.
6.00

Unit V                                                                                         

Nutrition during Maternal stage                                                                      

  • Physiological changes
  • Developmental stages of pregnancy
  • Nutritional requirements
  • Dietary guidelines
  • Complications of pregnancy and its management 

 Nutrition during lactation period                                                                             

  • Physiology of lactation-–Prolactin reflux, Let Down Reflux, Lactational Amenorrhoea
  • Nutritional requirements and Dietary Considerations
  • Human milk composition
  • Effect of breast feeding on maternal health 
Essential Readings: 

 

Suggested Books:

  • 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)

 

Suggested reference books:

  • 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)
  • ICMR (2020), Nutrients Requirements for Indians Recommended Dietary Allowances Estimated Average Requirements- Reports of the Expert Group. 
References: 

e RESOURCE:

 

Journals

·       Advances in nutrition

·       Annals of nutrition and metabolism

·       Annual review of nutrition

·       Applied physiology nutrition and metabolism

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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