This course shall enable the students
• to become aware of the nutrition related problems in the community and the
resources to prevent or cure them
• in evaluating and interpreting parameters of nutritional status assessment
Historical Background, prevalence, etiology, biochemical and clinical manifestations, preventive and therapeutic measure for the following nutritional problems.
• Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA)
•Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD)
•Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD)
Historical Background, prevalence, etiology, biochemical and clinical manifestations, preventive and therapeutic measure for the following nutritional problems.
· Obesity and Overweight
· Diabetes Mellitus
· CHD
Cancer
Inborn errors of metabolism
•Disorders of Amino Acid metabolism – Phenylketonuria,
hypertyrosinemia, hypervalinemia, hyperhistidinemia, hyperlysinemia, homocystinuria.
• Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism – Galactosemia, Pentosuria.
• Disorders of lipid metabolism – Hyperchylomicronemia, hypercholesterolemia pure and mixed.
Food safety and contamination
•Naturally occurring and anti nutritional factors causing Lathyrism, Epidemic dropsy.
•Chemical contamination of food- heavy metal and pesticide residue.
•Fungal contamination – Aflatoxic hepatitis, enterogotism and mycotoxicoses.
Nutritional Management of Disasters and Emergencies
· Kinds of Disasters and Emergencies (Natural and Man Made)
· Nutritional problems in Disasters and Emergencies
· Nutritional relief and rehabilitation
· Public nutritional approaches to tackle emergencies
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