UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN BIO-CHEMISTRY
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)
SYLLABUS

Semester VI - Paper X - Nutritional Biochemistry and Human Rights

Duration: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4

(60 hrs)

Unit I

Introduction and definition of food and nutrition.Basic food groups-Energy yielding, Body building and protective foods.

Basic concepts of energy expenditure,unit of energy,measurements of food Stuffs by bomb calorimeter. Calorfic value of proteins,carbohydrates and fats, RQ of foods. (12 hrs)

Unit II

Nutritive value of proteins,essential amino acids,biological values of proteins (animal and plant proteins). Evaluation of proteins by nitrogen balance method-DC,BV, NPU and NAP of animal and plant proteins, protein sparing actionof carbohydrates, single cell proteins.Protein malnutrition(Kwashiorkor) and under nutrition (marasmus) their preventive and curative measures.

Composition of balanced diet and RDA for infants, children,adolescent, adult male and female, pregnant lactating woman and old age. (12 hrs)

Unit III

Physiological role and nutritional significance of carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins (water and fat soluble) and minerals. (12 hrs)

Unit IV

Human rights-lntroduction-definition,scope and need for study of human rights and relations.Categories-Civil and political rights economic relations and social relations. Institutions:International and National -United Nations human right Commission, State human rights Commission.(12 hrs)

Unit - V

Instruments-VDHR, International Convention on civil and political rights. International convention on economic and social rights. National human rights act-National Commission for minorities SC/ST and Women Students activity-assignment,case study, term paper. (12 hrs)

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

1. Harper's physiological Biochemistry-Harper.
2. Textbook of physiology and nutrition -M.Swaminathan.
3. Text book of Medical physiology -Guyton.
4. Illustrated physiology-Mackenna.
5. UNHDP-Program-Annual reports and OVP.
6. Human rightsand social movements.Anmol publishers, Aravind Kumar(ed) 1999.
7. Human Rights Under the Indian Consttution ,P.L.Mehta,Meena Urma 1999.
8. National Human Rights Commission of India, Arun kumar Palai, Atlantic publishers- 1999.