Week	Name	Description
28 February - 6 March	Introduction
	Discovery of Nutrients
	Nutrition and Health
	References
7 March - 13 March	Introduction
	Definition
	General Principles of deriving RDA
	Reference
14 March - 20 March	Allowances for nutrients
	Calories
	Proteins
	Fat
	Minerals
	Calcium
	Phosphorus
	Iron
	Vitamins
	Vitamin A
	Thiamine
	Riboflavin
	Nicotinic acid
	Folic acid
	Vitamin B12
	Vitamin C
	Reference
21 March - 27 March	Concept of Balanced Diet
	Basic Food Groups
	Nutritional classification of foods
	Food Group Plan
	Five Food Group Plan
	7- Food group plan
	4- food group plan
	11- food group plan
	Reference
28 March - 3 April	Introduction
	Energy Units
	Determination of energy value of foods
	Gross Calorific value of Carbohydrates, Fats and Proteins
	Loss of Energy in Metabolism due to Incomplete Oxidation
	Reference
4 April - 10 April	Determination of energy requirements by direct calorimetry
	A method to determine energy use by the body by measuring heat that emanates from the body
	Relation between Respiratory Quotient and Energy output
	Energy Sources
	References
11 April - 17 April	Respiratory quotient
	Specific Dynamic Action of Food
	Energy requirements
	Reference
18 April - 24 April	Thermic effect of food
	Energy for physical activity
	Factors influencing physical work capacity and efficiency
	References
25 April - 1 May	Definition
	Determination of Basal Metabolism
	Standards for Basal Metabolism
	Factors Affecting the Basal Metabolic Rate
	Determination of energy metabolism during work
	General principles
	References
2 May - 8 May	Introduction
	Digestion and absorption of carbohydrates
	Absorption of Monosaccharides
	Digestion and absorption of fat
	Present views on the digestion and absorption of fat
	References
9 May - 15 May	Digestion and absorption of fats
	Digestion and Absorption of Lipids
	Steps in digestion of Lipids
	Factors Affecting the Absorption of Lipids
	Digestion and absorption of proteins
	References
16 May - 22 May	Introduction
	Classification
	Monosaccharides
	Disaccharides
	Polysaccharides
	Functions
	References
23 May - 29 May	Sources
	Requirements
	Carbohydrates and health
	Dietary fibre
	References
30 May - 5 June	Introduction
	Classification
	Lipids present in diet
	Triglycerides and fatty acids
	Saturated fats
	Unsaturated fats
	Essential fatty acids
	Phospholipids
	Sterols/Cholesterol
	References
6 June - 12 June	Functions of Fats
	Properties of fats
	Rancidity in Fats
	Effects of Essential Fatty Acid deficiency
	Sources
	Fat Requirements
	References
13 June - 19 June	Introduction
	Classification of proteins
	Simple proteins
	Conjugated Proteins
	Derived Proteins
	Amino acids
	Nutritional classification of amino acids
	Nutritional classification of proteins
	References
20 June - 26 June	Functions
	Protein quality
	Evaluation of protein quality
	References
27 June - 3 July	Protein energy malnutrition
	Kwashiorkor
	Marasmus
	Marasmic-kwashiorkor
	Food Source
	Protein Requirements
	References
4 July - 10 July	Introduction
	Classification of Vitamins
	Water-soluble vitamins
	Fat-soluble vitamins
	Characteristics
	Role of vitamins
	References
11 July - 17 July	Introduction
	Units of vitamin A content
	Physiological and Biochemical Functions
	Effects of vitamin A deficiency
	Sources
	Vitamin A requirements
	Toxic effects of excess of vitamin A
	References
18 July - 24 July	Introduction
	Functions
	Absorption and storage
	Effects of Vitamin D deficiency
	Rrickets in children
	Osteomalacia in pregnant women
	Osteoporosis in adults
	Sources of vitamin D
	Requirements
	Toxic effects of excess Vitamin D
	References
25 July - 31 July	Introduction
	Physiological and biochemical functions
	Absorption and storage
	Deficiency
	Effects of deficiency in animals
	Dietary sources
	Requirements
	Toxicity
	References
1 August - 7 August	Introduction
	Physiological and biochemical functions
	Deficiency
	Dietary sources
	Toxicity
	References
8 August - 14 August	Introduction
	Physiological and biochemical functions
	Effects of deficiency
	Wet beriberi
	Dry beriberi
	Infantile beriberi
	Dietary sources
	Requirements
	References
15 August - 21 August	Introduction
	Physiological and biochemical functions
	Effects of deficiency
	Oral and facial lesions
	Scrotal and vulval lesions
	Ocular lesions
	Dietary sources
	Requirements
	Toxic effects
	References
22 August - 28 August	Introduction
	Physiological and biochemical functions
	Effects of deficiency
	Pellagra
	Dermatitis
	Dementia
	Dietary sources
	Requirements
	Toxic effects
	References
29 August - 4 September	Introduction
	Physiological Functions
	Effects of deficiency
	Dietary sources
	Requirements
	References
5 September - 11 September	Introduction
	Physiological Functions
	Effects of deficiency
	Dietary Sources
	Requirements
	References
12 September - 18 September	Introduction
	Physiological Functions
	Effects of deficiency
	Pernicious anemia
	Dietary Sources
	Requirements
	Toxicity
	References
19 September - 25 September	Introduction
	Physiological Functions
	Effects of deficiency
	Dietary Sources
	Requirements
	References
26 September - 2 October	Introduction
	Physiological and biochemical functions
	Effects of deficiency in humans
	Scurvy in adults
	Infantile scurvy
	Dietary sources
	Requirements
	Toxic effects
	References
3 October - 9 October	Fat soluble vitamins
	Water soluble vitamins
	References
10 October - 16 October	Introduction
	Functions
	Classification of minerals:
	Major minerals
	Trace elements
	Role of Minerals
	References
17 October - 23 October	Introduction
	Functions
	Calcium balance
	Calcium
	Effect of Calcium Deficiency
	In young animals and children
	In Adults
	Dietary sources
	Calcium Requirements
	References
24 October - 30 October	Introduction
	Functions
	Deficiency
	Food sources
	Requirements
	Toxicity
	References
31 October - 6 November	Introduction
	Functions of thyroxine in the body
	Effect of deficiency
	Sources of iodine
	Iodized salt
	Natural Sources of Iodine
	Iodine content of foods
	Iodine requirements & Toxicity
	References
7 November - 13 November	Introduction
	Functions of Fluorine
	Deficiency
	Dietary sources
	Requirements & Toxicity
	References
14 November - 20 November	Introduction
	Absorption of Iron
	Factors affecting iron absorption
	Functions
	Deficiency of iron
	Sources
	Requirements
	References
	References
21 November - 27 November	Introduction
	Functions
	Deficiency
	Dietary sources
	Requirements & Toxicity
	Sodium chloride
	References
28 November - 4 December	Introduction
	Functions
	Deficiency Symptoms
	Hypokalemia
	Hyperkalemia
	Dietary sources
	Requirements & Toxicity
	References
5 December - 11 December	Introduction
	Functions
	Effects of Deficiency
	Disorders of Copper Metabolism – Wilson’s disease
	Sources, Requirements & Toxicity
	References
12 December - 18 December	Introduction
	Functions
	Effect of deficiency
	Dietary sources
	Requirements & Toxicity
	References
19 December - 25 December	Functions and sources of Minerals
	References
26 December - 1 January	Analyzing and Measuring Bioavailability
	Iron
	Electrolyte balance
	Sodium
	Potassium
	Chloride
	References
2 January - 8 January	Introduction
	Functions
	Water intake and loss
	Body Water
	Water Balance
	References
9 January - 15 January	Water
	Water Intake Regulation
	Water Excretion Regulation
	Mechanism of water balance
	Water imbalance
	Recommended amount of water
	References
16 January - 22 January	Introduction
	Nutritional assessment
	Methods of Nutritional Assessment
	Indirect Methods of Nutritional Assessment
	Direct Methods of Nutritional Assessment
	Dietary evaluation methods
	Anthropometric Methods
	Anthropometry for children
	Nutritional Indices in Adults
	Advantages of Anthropometry
	Clinical method
	Biochemical methods
	References
23 January - 29 January	Diet surveys
	Methods of diet surveys
	Oral questionnaire method
	References