Syllabus (NUTRITION)

Course Type: MAJ-2

Semester: 2

Course Code: BNUTMAJ02C

Course Title: Human Life Cycle and Growth and Development. (Theory + Practical)

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

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Combined

Course Objective: •To summarize nutritional requirements and dietary recommendations for Various age groups. • To discuss the most important nutrition-related concerns during Growth and development.

Learning Outcome: •To understand and apply the nutritional Status of various age group. • To be able to conceptualize basic Nutrition at various age groups.

2^nd SEMESTER

CC- 2 (MAJOR)

HUMAN LIFE CYCLE AND GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT CREDIT - 4

Concept of Nutrition – Nutrients, Malnutrition, Under nutrition and balance diet.

Minimum nutritional requirement and RDA – Formulation of RDA and dietary guidelines with reference man and woman.

Nutrition during infancy – Breast feeding initiation and duration, nutritional and other advantages, Complementary food and its management during teething.

Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation.

Nutrition of preschool and school going children and adolescent.

Energy in human nutrition – Energy and its unit . Energy balance assessment of Energy Requirement, Determination of energy of food, BMR and its Regulation, SDA.

Geriatric nutrition – Nutrition of aged persons ,dietary modification required for aged people, Planning of meals for older people, Role of antioxidative nutrients for prevention of aging.

Nutrition to athletes – Nutritional requirements Dietary Management in different sports and athletes. Meal planning of Athletes- Men and Woman.

Growth and Development :

1.Introduction to Human Growth and development. Factors influencing Growth and development. 2.Prenatal development : condition affecting parental development , birth process ,hazards.

Stages of development :

Infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age.

Physical development , social development, mental development, and growth chart.

Practical CREDIT - 2

Assignment – a) Anthropometric measurement : Height, Weight, Circumference of : Chest, Upper arm, Waist, Heap, BMI Waist to heap ratio.

b) Growth chart: Plotting of growth chart.

c) Lab: Note Book.

d) Viva Voce.

References:

Swaminathan M : Essentials of Food and Nutrition, Vol – I & II.

The Feeding and care of Infants and young children – S. Ghosh.

3. Introductory Nutrition –Guthrie , A. H.

4. Human Nutrition and Dietetics – S .Davidson and R .Passmore