Syllabus (NUTRITION)

Course Type: ME-2

Semester: 2

Course Code: BUNUTMEB12C

Course Title: Nutrition and Human Life Cycle

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

Credit: 4

Practical/Theory: Combined

Course Objective: •To relate foods and nutrients to the biological requirements of humans at different stages of the life cycle . •2. To generate resources to summarise and communicate nutritional information compiled from official recommendations and scientific sourc

Learning Outcome: To explain, compare and contrast the nutritional requirements of humans during different stages of the life cycle . •To reflect upon the consequences of physical, biochemical, physiological, social and psychological factors impacting nutritional intake

2^nd SEMESTER

MINOR – 2

NUTRITION AND HUMAN LIFE CYCLE (THEORY) CREDIT - 2

1. Concept of Nutrition : Nutrients, Malnutrition, Under nutrition and Balance Diet.
2. Minimum Nutritional requirement and RDA : Formulation of RDA and Dietary guideline with reference to man and woman.
3. Nutrition during Infancy : Breast feeding, initiation and duration, nutritional and other advantages, complementary food and its management during teething.
4. Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation.

PRACTICAL : CREDIT - 2

Anthropometric measurement : Height, weight, circumference of : Chest, upper arm, waist, heap ; BMI, waist to heap ratio.)

Growth chart : Plotting of growth chart.

Laboratory Note Book

Viva Voce.

Reference :

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

2. 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