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Course Name Nutrition Through life Span (P)
Course Code 25FSN182
Program B.Sc. (Hons) Food Science and Nutrition (4 Year)
Semester 2
Credits 1
Campus Coimbatore

Syllabus

Practical: 45hrs.

NUTRITION DURING INFANCY, CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE
1 Formulation and preparation of weaning food
2 Menu for a preschool Child (1-3years)
3 Menu for a school going child (4-6 years)
4 Menu for an Adolescent girl (10-12 years)
5 Menu for an Adolescent boy (13-15 years)
6 Menu for an adolescent boy (16-18 years)
7 Menu for an Adolescent girl (16-18 years)
NUTRITION DURING ADULT, OLD AGE AND SPECIAL CONDITION
8 Menu plan for adult man doing moderate work
9 Menu plan for adult man doing sedentary work
10 Menu plan for adult man doing heavy work
11 Menu plan for adult woman doing moderate work
12 Menu plan for pregnant woman doing sedentary work
13 Menu plan for lactating woman doing heavy work
14 Menu plan for a old age man doing sedentary work
15 Menu for an old age woman doing sedentary work

Objectives and Outcomes

Pre requisite: Stages of Human development, Food & Nutritional Requirements

Course Objectives:

  1. To relate foods and nutrients to the biological requirements of humans at different stages of the life
  2. To describe nutrition-related concerns specific to each stage of the human life cycle to consequences for health and disease.
  3. Relate the role of a dietitian in diet planning and home maker in family meal planning

Course Outcomes:

  1. Apply knowledge on the skills in planning balanced diet for all age
  2. Apply knowledge on the skills in planning balanced diet for special population like pregnancy, lactation and old age.

Skills: Develop skills in planning and evaluating menu plans throughout different stages of life span

CO-PO Mapping:

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4
CO1 2 3 – – 1 – 1 3 1 2 1
CO2 2 3 – – 1 – 1 3 1 2 1

Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation Pattern:

Internal External Total
80 20 100

*CA – Regular Lab work assessment

Text Books / References

Reference books:

  1. Dietary Guidelines for Indians, ICMR, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad,
  2. Gopalan, C. Rama Sastri B.V. and Balasubramanian, Nutritive Value of Indian Foods, NIN, ICMR, Hyderabad, 2017.
  3. Srilakshmi, , Dietetics, New Age International (P) Ltd., New Delhi, 9th edition, 2023.
  4. Swaminathan, , Advanced Textbook on Food and Nutrition, Vol. 1, Second Edition, Bangalore Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd., Bangalore, 2012.

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