| Course Code | ANU 403 |
| Course Title | Applied Human Nutrition |
| Credit Hour | 2(2+0) |
| Full Marks | 50 |
| Theory | 50 |
| Practical | 0 |
Objectives
Upon the completion of this course, the students will be able to recognize nutrient deficiency diseases occurring in the human body and they will be aware of maintaining good health.
Syllabus of Applied Human Nutrition in Bsc. Agriculture
Nutrition and human health: Human health needs, Major Nepalese health problems; Nutritional guides for health promotion, Nutrition guidelines for the prevention of heart diseases and Cancer, Relation of food and nutrition to health. Food classification, bioactive phytochemicals in food, and their mechanism of action to promote human health. Role of Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Minerals, and Vitamins in the human body. Nutritional deficiency disorders in the human body: Protein-energy malnutrition, causes of malnutrition. Method to solve malnutrition problems., naturally occurring toxicants in foods. Chemical contamination in foods.
Foods fortification: principles and applications. Nutrition improvement program in Nepal. Food processing, the effect of food processing on nutritional status. Water, electrolyte, and mineral balance.
Diet, nutrition, and digestive disease (coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus; cancer, gastro-intestinal problem, renal disorders, urolithiasis, food factors, and cataract).
Course Outline
A. Theory
| S.N | Topic / Chapter Name | No. of Lectures. |
| 1 | Nutrition and human health, human health needs major Nepalese health problem | 1 |
| 2 | Nutritional guides for health promotion: cancer and heart disease, Foods, and their classification | 2 |
| 3 | Relation of food and nutrition to health | 1 |
| 4 | Nutrition and aging, nutrition and mental function, weight control, nutrition and cancer, heart disease, and diabetes mellitus | 2 |
| 5 | Bioactive phytochemicals in foods and their mechanism of action to promote health | 1 |
| 6 | Carbohydrates: Classification, Dietary fiber, and its role. Physiologic effects of dietary fiber. Dietary fiber, recommendation, Special functions of carbohydrates in body tissues. | 3 |
| 7 | Lipids: Classification, functions, requirements, food sources, cholesterol, and its role to Promote human health. Cholesterol and health concerns | 3 |
| 8 | Proteins: Essential and non-essential amino acids, functions of proteins, proteins requirement Factors affecting protein requirement, protein turnover, functions of dietary protein. The measure of protein requirements, deficiency symptoms of proteins | 3 |
| 9 | Minerals: Major and Minor minerals functions of minerals in the human body. Deficiency Symptoms and food sources | 3 |
| 10 | Water, electrolyte, and mineral balance | 2 |
| 11 | Energy metabolism and physical work performance, factors influencing basal metabolism, Energy requirements for various physiological functions | 2 |
| 12 | Nutritional deficiency disorders: Protein-energy malnutrition, causes of malnutrition, Methods to solve malnutrition, governments strategy to solve malnutrition | 2 |
| 13 | Food toxicities: Naturally occurring toxicants in food, chemical contaminants in foods. | 1 |
| 14 | Food processing: Effect of food processing on nutritional status | 1 |
| 15 | Diet, nutritional and degenerative disease 15.1 Coronary heart disease 15.2 Diabetes mellitus 15.3 Cancer 15.4 gastro- intestinal problems 15.5 Rent disorders 15.6 Urolithiasis 15.7 Food factors and Cataract | 3 |
| Total | 30 |
References
- Sue Rod Well Williams, 1989. Nutrition and Diet Therapy, Times Mirror / Mob by College Publishing, St. Lous, Toronto, Boston , Losaltos –
- Mahatab and Bamji N. Pralhad Rao. Vinodini Reddy, Vinodini Reddy: 1986. Text Book of Human Nutrition, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, Calcutta.