UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. Degree Course in Nutrition Food Service Management and Dietetics
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Semester V - Paper X - Dietetics

Number of Lectures: 3
Duration of Examination: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 75
Credits: 4

Theory - 4 hrs / week
Practical - 2 hrs / week.

OBJECTIVES

To enable students

1) to obtain knowledge on role of diet in disease conditions.

2) to gain experience in planning, preparing and serving therapentic diet.

THEORY

1. Principles of diet therapy - Routine Hospital diets - special feeding methods - Tube feeding, parenteral nutrition.

2. Etiology and modification of diet in febrile conditions - Typhoid, Tuberculosis.

3. Etiology and modification of diet in obesity and underweight.

4. Etiology and modification of diet in gastro intestinal disease, peptic ulcer - diarrhoea, constipation

5. Etiology and modification of diet in diseases of liver and gall bladder.

a. hepatitis b. cirrhosis c. Cholesititis and Cholelithiasis.

6. Prevalence, pathogenesis, risk factors and modification of diet in cardiovascular disease atherosclerosis, hypertension.

7. Prevalence, types, etiology, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of metabolic disorder - diabetes mellitus.

8. Etiology and modification of diet in diseases of the kidney - glomerulo nephrites, nephrotic syndrome, acute and chromic reual failure, dialysis - urinary calculi.

9. Risk, factors and modification of diet in cancer - Nutritional problems of cancer therapy - Role of antioxidants in the prevention of desentarative diseases.

10. The Dietetitian - Responsibilities in Indian context - Diet couselling - Registered dietition and the Indian dietetic Association.

PRACTICALS

I Planniing and preparing of diets for the following conditions / stages.

II 1. Clear fluid, full fluid and soft diet.

2. Diet in fever - Typhoid, tuberculosis.

3. Diet in obesity and under weight.

4. Diet in athero scluosis and hypertension.

5. Diet in ulcer, diarrhoea and constipation.

6. Diet in hepatitis and cirrhosis of liver.

7. Diet in diabetes mellihrs with in sulim and without inrution.

8. Diet in Nephrilis and Nephros

9. Visit to the dietary department of hospital.

REFERENCEs

1. Sue Rodwell williams Nutrition and Diet therapy 1985. The C.V. Mosby Saint Louis.

2. Bogeri, J.G.V. Brigg - D.H. Colloway, Nutrition & Physical fitness 1973, W.B. Saunders Philadesphra - London.

3. F.P. Antra Clinical nutrition & Dietetics 1973. Oxford University press, Delhi, London, New York.

4. M.V. Krause & M.A. Mahan. Food Nutrition and Diet Therapy 1992. W.B. Saunders company, Philadelphia London, Toronto.

5. Robinson, C.H. Lawles, M.R. Chenoweth. W.L. Garwick, A.E. Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition 1990. The Macmillan Company, New York.

6. M. Swaminathan, Essential of Nutrition Vol. I & II 1974, The Ganesy and company, Madras -17.

7. K.M. King, F. Morley, R & Burgess, Nutrition for developing countries 1972, Oxford University Press, Delhi, London, New York.

8. Wilson, E.P. Fisher K.H. and Fuqua M.E. principles of Nutrition 1975. John Willey & Sons New York, London.

9. G.A. Helen - Introductory Nutrition 1974; C.V. Mosby Company sant Louis.

10. C. Gopalan S.C. Balasubramanian S.V. Ramestri and Visweswara Rao Diet Atlas, 1971 ICMR New Delhi, India.

11. Aykroyd, WR. Gopalan C and S.C. Balasubramanian the nutritive values of Indian foods & planning of satisfactory diets 1971 ICMR New Delhi.

12. Davidson & Passmore R & Brock J.B. Human Nutrition & dietetics 1976. The English Languages Book Society & Churchill Living stone.

13. David, M. Paize et. aI, Clinical, Nutritoij, 1988 C.V. Moshy Co. St. Louis.

JOURNALS

1. Journal of American Dietetics Association, Americal Dietetic Association, U.S.A.

2. India Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics - Avinashi-lingam. Institute for Home Science and High Education Coimbatore.