बी. ए. /बी.एस-सी/बीकाम (सेमेस्टर - 1)

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B.A/B.Sc./B.Com. (I Semester)

FOOD, NUTRITION AND HYGIENE

SYLLABUS

Unit - I

Concept of Food and Nutrition

(a) Definition of Food, Nutrients, Nutrition, Health, Balanced Diet. Optimum Nutrition, Under Nutrition, Over

(b) Types of Nutrition Nutrition.

(c) Meal planning - Concept and factors affecting Meal Planning (d) Food groups and functions of food.

Unit - II

Nutrients Macro and Micro

RDA, Sources, Functions, Deficiency and excess of

(a) Carbohydrate, (b) Fats, (c) Protein, (d) Minerals.

Major : Calcium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Potassium

Trace : Iron, Iodine, Fluorine, Zinc

(e) Vitamins

Water soluble vitamins : Vitamin B, C

Fat soluble vitamins : Vitamin A, D, E, K

(f) Water

(g) Dietary Fibre.

Unit III

1000 days Nutrition

(a) Concept, Requirement, Factors affecting growth of child.

(b) Prenatal Nutrition (0 - 280 days): Additional Nutrients' Requirement and risk factors during pregnancy.

(c) Breast/Formula Feeding (Birth - 6 months of age)

Complementary and Early Diet (6 months - 2 years of age).

Unit IV

Community Health Concept

(a) Causes of common diseases prevalent in the society and Nutrition requirement in the following:

Diabetes

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

Obesity

Constipation

Diarrhea

Typhoid.

(b) National and International Program and Policies for improving Dietary Nutrition.

(c) Immunity Boosting Food.

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