SECOND YEAR PAPER-IV Community Nutrition Theory: 4Hrs/Week Practical: 3Hrs/Week THEORY: Assessment Nutritional status of the community Anthropometry. Unit I – Unit II Diet surveys and clinical assessment of nutritional status clinical examination of – dietary analysis. Unit III a. Biochemical assessment of nutritional status Prevention and cure. b. Indirect methods vital health statistics. – c. Functional foods and its role 1.Phytochemicals, sources, benefits and its function. 2.Food Adultration Adultration in different foods, their harmful effects, prevention – food adultration act food standards ISI, Agmark. – – – Unit IV a. National, International programmes related to nutrition a) ICDS – Supplementary feeding programmes Special nutrition programmes (SNP) – – Prophylactic programmes - Vitamin-A, Iron, Iodine etc. b)Role of National and international agencies WHO, FAO, CARE, UNICEF, ICMR etc. – b. Nutrition programmes for improving nutrition and health standards feeding – and nutrition education programmes. Unit V Nutritional problems prevalent in India Under nutrition, Malnutrition and Over – nutrition Deficiency diseases of vitamins and minerals with special reference to – protein energy malnutrition, Anaemia, Vitamin-A, Iodine deficiency and B-complex deficiencies Functional consequences. –
SECOND YEAR PAPER-IV Community Nutrition Theory: 4Hrs/Week Practical: 3Hrs/Week THEORY: Unit I Assessment – Nutritional status of the community Anthropometry. Unit II Diet surveys and clinical assessment of nutritional status – clinical examination of dietary analysis. Unit III a. Biochemical assessment of nutritional status Prevention and cure. b. Indirect methods – vital health statistics. c. Functional foods and its role 1.Phytochemicals, sources, benefits and its function. 2.Food Adultration – Adultration in different foods, their harmful effects, prevention – food adultration act – food standards – ISI, Agmark. Unit IV a. National, International programmes related to nutrition a) ICDS – Supplementary feeding programmes – Special nutrition programmes (SNP) – Prophylactic programmes - Vitamin-A, Iron, Iodine etc. b)Role of National and international agencies – WHO, FAO, CARE, UNICEF, ICMR etc. b. Nutrition programmes for improving nutrition and health standards – feeding and nutrition education programmes. Unit V Nutritional problems prevalent in India – Under nutrition, Malnutrition and Over nutrition – Deficiency diseases of vitamins and minerals with special reference to protein energy malnutrition, Anaemia, Vitamin-A, Iodine deficiency and B-complex deficiencies – Functional consequences.
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