Family & Community Nutrition

Weekly Schedule

Weeks

Weekly Lecture Topics

Assignment

(No. & Type)*

1

:

1.     Concept of Nutrition and Functions of Food

2.     Classification of nutrients, Recommended Dietary Allowances

3.     Body composition –Body composition in different physiological conditions and factors affecting it

4.     Methods of assessing body composition

Objective

2

:

1.     Energy requirements for humans

2.     Importance of meal planning

3.     Nutrition in Adulthood

4.     Nutrition in Pregnancy and Lactation

Objective

3

:

1.     Nutrition in Infancy

2.     Nutrition in Adolescence

3.     Nutrition in Old age

4.     Concept and scope of Community Nutrition

Objective

4

:

1.     Determinants of Health

2.     Body size

3.     Assessment of nutritional status

4.     Anthropometry

Objective

5

:

1.     Clinical assessment

2.     Dietary assessment

3.     Dietary guidelines and quality

4.     Biomarkers in nutrition and biochemical assessment

Objective

6

:

1.     Role of agricultural production in food availability and consumption

2.     Evaluation of intakes and diets

3.     Food consumption patterns in India

4.     National nutritional programmes

Objective

7

:

1.     Mid Day Meal programme in India

2.     Post harvest handling, Marketing and Distribution of Foods

3.     Common nutritional problems in India

4.     Vitamin A, iron and iodine deficiencies

Objective

8

:

1.     Fluorosis-incidence, signs and symptoms and treatment

2.     Food supplementation, substitution, fortification and enrichment

3.     Sensory evaluation of food samples and container evolution

4.     Food Analysis

Objective

9

1.     Food Adulteration

2.     Food Standards

3.     Convenience foods

4.     Importance of sanitation and hygiene in food

10

1.     Food borne infections

2.     Transmission of food borne infections

3.     Water pollution and its effects on food quality

4.     Waste control and sanitation Government regulations for quality standards