Food, Nutrition and Hygiene-SYLLABUS

 SYLLABUS

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Programme /Class: 

Certificate Year: First Semester: First

Co-Curricular Course 

Course Code: Z010101T Course 

Title: Food, Nutrition and Hygiene

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 Course outcomes:

 To learn the basic concept of the Food and Nutrition

 To study the nutritive requirement during special conditions like pregnancy and lactation

 To learn meal planning

 To learn 100 days Nutrition Concept

 To study common health issues in the society

 To learn the special requirement of food during common illness 

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UNIT-I

Concept of Food and Nutrition

(a) Definition of Food, Nutrients, Nutrition, Health, balanced Diet

(b) Types of Nutrition- Optimum Nutrition, under Nutrition, Over 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 Fooda

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