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Terminology related to human nutrition
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Terminology related to human nutrition.
Relation of food and nutrition to health
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Draft Lesson
Classification of foods
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Introduction
Carbohydrates
Protein
Fats/Lipids
Vitamins
Fat soluble vitamins
Vitamin A (Retinol)
Vitamin D( Calciferol)
Vitamin E (tocopherol)/ beauti vitamins
Vitamin k( Phylloquinone)
Water soluble vitamins
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Vitamin B3 (nicotine acid or Niacin)
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)
Vitamin B6 ( Pyridoxin)
Vitamin B9 or vitamin M ( Folic acid)
Vitamin B7 or vitamin H ( Biotin)
Vitamin C ( Ascorbic acid)
Vitamin B12 (Cobalmin)
Minerals
Minerals, functions and deficiency effects
Water
Energy
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Energy
Basal metabolism
Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
Factors affecting the BMR
Energy requirements for different categories of people
Effect of energy insufficiency on human health
Balanced diets for different age groups
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Nutrients loss during preparation, processing and post harvest
Methods of enhancing the nutritive value of foods
Anti nutritional factors present in common foods
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Anti nutritional factors
Different toxins present in food
Malnutrition
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Introduction
Causes of malnutrition
Effect of malnutrition on outcome of pregnancy
Physical, mental and intellectual development
Strategies to combat malnutrition
Nutritional deficiency diseases in developing countries and their prevention measures
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Anaemia
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD)
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD)
Beriberi
Assessment of nutritional status
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Introduction
Clinical examinations
Clinical signs of nutritional deficiency
Laboratory investigations
Anthropometric
Dietary survey
Problems, prevention and control of over feeding
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Introduction
Causes
Effects of Overfeeding a Baby
Prevention of over feeding
Learn applied human nutrition with Braimy – B.Sc Agriculture
About Lesson

The causes of malnutrition are as follows:

  • Primary Causes
  1. Low income, low purchasing power
  2. Ignorance
  3. Scarcity of food supply
  4. Overpopulation
  • Secondary Causes
  1. Obesity, Insulin resistance and diabetes
  2. Diarrhoea and Intestinal malabsorption
  3. Liver disorders
  4. Metabolic and Renal diseases
  5. Respiratory Infections
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