Certificate Courses in Advanced Nutrition

Duration – 3 months

Mandatory Eligibility Criteria

Optional Eligibility Criteria

Course Objectives and Outcomes

After completing this course

Students will know about the Basic Principles governing planning of diets.
Students will be able to enumerate the various factors affecting the choice of diet and methods of assessing nutrient requirements
Students will be able to effectively use food exchange lists for diet planning
Students would know the nutritional requirements and RDAs for the various stages of life.
Students will be able to plan meals according to nutrient requirements, for each stage in the life cycle.
Students will know about nutritional considerations during special conditions for various stages of life.
Through practice during the sessions students will learn to plan various diets and to calculate the nutritive value of various menus.

Units	TOPICS	DURATION
Unit I Principles of meal planning	Food groups and Food exchange list Factors affecting meal planning and food related behaviour Methods of assessment of nutrient requirements Dietary guidelines for Indians –RDAs	Weeks – 1 & 2
	Learning use of Exchange list. List rich sources of various nutrients. Assessment Exercise on Unit I	Week -3
Unit II Nutrition during adulthood	Physiological changes, RDA, nutritional guidelines, nutritional concerns, energy balance and healthy food choices for Adults Pregnant women Lactating mothers Elderly	Weeks – 4 & 5
	Practical in Planning nutritious diets for: Adult Pregnant and Lactating woman Elderly Assessment Exercise on Unit II	Week – 6
Unit III Nutrition during childhood	Growth and development, growth reference/standards, RDA, nutritional guidelines, nutritional concerns, and healthy food choices. Infants Preschool children School children Adolescents	Weeks – 7 & 8
	Practical in Planning nutrient rich snacks/dishes for: Pre-schooler School age child and Adolescent Infants (Complementary foods) Assessment Exercise on Unit III	Week – 9
	Presentation and discussion	Week – 10

Pdf/ppt. for all units will be provided at the start of the week.
Online Interactive classes will be held twice every week.
Assignment for all units will be given at the end of the week, to be submitted before the end of the subsequent week
Students will be evaluated as per the assignments submitted, presentations and performance during online sessions
Certificate will be awarded after successful completion of any of the 3 modules
Diploma will be awarded after successful completion of the Combined Course on Advanced and Therapeutic Nutrition (all 3 modules)