Syllabus (NUTRITION)

Course Type: MAJ-7

Semester: 5

Course Code: BNUTMAJ07C

Course Title: Therapeutic Diet – Part – I (Theory + Practical)

(L-P-Tu): 4-2-0

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Combined

Course Objective: •To understand the diseases of GI tract and other organic diseases . • Dietary management of diseases

Learning Outcome: To attain knowledge on various GI tract and other organic diseases with the sign and symptoms. • To apply the Nutritional management of the same type of diseases.

5^th SEMESTER

CC – 7 ( MAJOR)

THERAPEUTIC DIET – PART – 1 (THEORY) CDREDIT – 4

1. Energy modifications and nutritional care for weight management :

Identifying the over weight and obese, etiological factors contributing to obesity prevention and treatment. Low energy diets, balanced energy reduction and behavioral modification. Under weight- etiology and assessment, high energy diets for weight gain , anorexia nervosa and bulimia.

2. Diets for febrile conditions, infections and surgical condition.

3. Etiological factors, symptoms ,diagnostic tests and management of upper GI tract disease :

Disease of esophagus and dietary management, diseases of stomach and dietary management. Gastric and duodenal ulcers and dietary management.

4. Etiology, symptoms, diagnostic tests and management of intestinal diseases : Diarrhoea, Steatorrhoea, Diverticular disease, Inflammatory bowel disease , Ulcerative Colitis, Flatulance, Constipation, Irritable Bowel syndrome , Haemorrhoids.

5.Etiology,syptoms,diagnostic tests and management of Malabsorption syndrome, Celiac sprue, Tropical sprue, Intestinal brush border deficiencies (Acquired disaccharide intolerance),Protein losing enteropathy.

PRACTICAL : CREDIT - 2

1) Clinical assessment and sign of nutrient deficiency for the following :

PEM, VITA, Anemia , Rickett, Vit- B- Complex deficiencies.

2. Energy computation and Therapeutic diet formulation of obese and over weight persons.

3. Formulation of therapeutic diet for under weight.

4. Therapeutic diet formulation for recovery from diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, colitis, ulcer.

5. Therapeutic diet formulation of different febrile condition.

6. Lab: Book.

7. Viva Voce.

Reading References:

1.Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition F.P.Anita, P.Abraham. 2.Nutrition and Diet Therapy S.R.Williams.

Text Book of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics Rehana Begum.

Nutrition and Dietetics – S.A.Joshi.

Preventive medicine and Public Health – G.W.Smith.

Parks’ Text Book of preventive and Social Medicine – K.Park