Syllabus | PAPER III-ADVANCED NUTRITION-I | M.Sc. Nutrition & Dietetics | First Semester

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

DOMAIN

TEACHING HOURS

• Human Nutritional Requirements, methods determining human nutrient needs.
• Description of basic terms and concepts in relation to human nutritional requirements, guidelines and recommendation.
• Development of International and National Nutritional Requirements.
• Translation of nutritional requirements into Dietary Guidelines.

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• Significance of body composition and changes through the life cycle.
•  Methods for assessing body composition (both classical and recent) and their applications.

Must Know

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• Components of energy requirements: BMR, RMR, thermic effect of feeding, physical activity.
• Factors affecting energy requirements, methods of measuring energy expenditure.
• Estimating energy requirements of individuals and groups.
• Regulation of energy metabolism and body weight: Control of food intake – role of leptin and other hormones.

Desirable to Know
Regulation of energy metabolism and body weight: Control of food intake – role of leptin and other hormones.

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• Dietary fibre Types, sources, role and mechanism of action.
• Resistant starch, fructo-oligosaccharides, other oligosaccharides: Chemical composition and physiological, Significance.
•  Glycemic Index and glycemic load.
• Carbohydrates and gene expression.

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(1) Role of muscle, liver and G.I tract in protein metabolism.
(2)Amino acid and peptide transporters.
(3)Therapeutic applications of specific amino acids.
(4) Peptides of physiological significance.
(5) Proteins, amino acids and gene expression.

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• Nutritional significance of fatty acids – SFA, MUFA,PUFA functions and deficiency.
• Role of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids and Prostaglandins.
•  Trans Fatty Acids Conjugated linoleic acid, Nutritional Requirements and dietary guidelines (International and National) for      visible and invisible fats in diets.
• Lipids and gene expression.

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