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ADOLESCENT NUTRITION HEALTH AND WELL BEING [1]

Paper Code: 
HFN 144I
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To understand the relationship between nutrition and growth and development during adolescence.
  • To recognize and understand the major nutrition-related and other health problems of adolescents  and discuss the consequences
  • To gain an understanding of the social and environmental factors that influence food behavior, dietary intake and physical activity patterns of  the adolescents

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I

Growth and Development during Adolescence

  • Adolescence: Meaning , Developmental task and stages
  • Physical Changes
  • Sexual Changes
  • Psychosocial Changes

 

12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II

Nutritional and Food requirement of Adolescents

  • Nutrient requirement – Energy, protein, Fat and Essential fatty acids, Minerals and Vitamins
  • Diet and feeding Pattern
  • Dietary Guidelines

 

12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III

Nutritional Disorders during adolescence

  • Obesity
  • Eating disorders – Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge eating disorders
  • Predisposition to Osteoporosis
  • Anaemia
  • Undernutrition
  • Premenstrual syndrome
  • Teenage pregnancy

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

Adolescent Health and Well being

  • Importance of Adolescent health
  • Meaning and types of well being
  • Factors influencing Health and well being

 

12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V

Health implications during Adolescence

  • Substance abuse, sexual abuse , sleeplessness, Delinquent Behaviour
  • Definition, Causal factors and  impact : Stress, Depression, Anxiety, Suicidal  ideation

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Swaminathan M. 1997. Advanced Text-Book of Food & Nutrition (Vol I & II). The Banglore Printing and Publishing Co Ltd, Bangalore. (1997 reprinted)
  • Mudambi, S.R and Rajagopal, M.V., 1997. Fundamentals of Foods & Nutrition. New Age International (P) Ltd, New Delhi.
  • Williams, S.R, 1990 Essential of Nutrition and Diet Therapy. Times Mirror/ Mosby College Publishing, St. Louis, Missousn. (5th Ed)
  • Whitney, E.N and Rolfes, S.R. 1996. Understanding Nutrition. West Publishing Company, St Paul, M/N. (7th Ed).
  • 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)
  • Srilakshmi, B. 1997 Dietetics. New Age International (P) Ltd, Publishers, New Delhi.
  • Child Development. Ninth Edition, Laura E. Berk, Published by Pearson Education.Inc,2018
  • Human Development, Ninth Edition, Diane W. Papalia, Sally wendkosOlds, Ruth Duskin Feldman, published by The McGraw-Hill Education (India)  Companies , Inc.,2016
  • Developmental Psychology: A Life Span Approach , Fifth Edition , Elizabeth B. Hurlock, pubished by Mc Graw Hill Education (india) Private Limited, Chennai

 

Academic Year: 
2020-2021 [2]

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