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 –

Understand the role of nutrition in different stages of life span
Provide the guidelines for adequate nutrition throughout life span
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 (4^th 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 2^nd 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. (4^th Ed)
Joshi, S.A., 2001 Nutrition and Dietetics. Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing Company Ltd, Delhi. (9^th 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. (2^nd Ed)
Mahan, L.K. and Stump, S.E., 2000. Karuse’s Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy. W.B Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (10^th 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 (4^th 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. (1^st 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. (9^th 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. (2^nd 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 [6]

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