COURSES IN NUTRITION
HOLISTIC SCIENCE IN HEALTH, NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (480 HRS) ELIGIBILITY - 10 + 2 PASS OUT
SEMESTER 1 (6 months)
Module 1 - Nutrition (Theory + Practical)
• Introduction to nutrition, Scope of nutrition, Balanced diet
• Carbohydrates
• Proteins
• Lipids
• Energy metabolism
• Fluid and electrolyte balance: water
• Vitamins: Water soluble and fat soluble
• Minerals & trace elements
• Phytochemical and antioxidants
Module 2 - Food Science (Theory + Practical)
• Introduction to food science, Food patterns, classification
based on nutritive value
• Cereals and its products and their role in cookery
• Fruits and vegetables
• Fats and oils
• Pulses
• Milk & milk products
• Poultry, fish, meat and eggs
• Food adulteration
• Food preservation and additives
• Methods to improve nutritional quality of foods
• Pre and probiotics
Module 3 (Anatomy & Physiology) (Theory)
• Introduction to living beings
• Cells, tissues, organs and system
• Gastrointestinal system & its disorder
• Excretory system and its disorders
• Integumentary system
• Musculoskeletal system
HOME BASED STUDY PROGRAMME:
Duration: 6 months, Eligibility - Graduation
CERTIFICATE IN CHILD CARE NUTRITION
Module- 1 (Part-1)
• Food, Nutrition and Health
• Nutrients in foods
Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats
Minerals, Vitamins, Water
• Basal metabolic rate
• Energy balance
Module- 1 (Part-2)
• Food and food groups
• Calorie requirement
SEMESTER 2
Module 4 (Dietetics)THEORY + PRACTICAL Module 5 (Community Nutrition)THEORY + PRACTICAL Module 7 (Anatomy And Physiology) THEORY
• Introduction to Dietetics: Definition and RDA • Concept of community Nutrition • Endocrine system: different glands and functions
• Fundamentals of meal planning • India: Challenges of dual problem of Nutrition • Cardio vascular system
• Nutrition through life cycle:
• Methods of assessment of nutritional status of community • Lymphatic system
• Pregnancy
• Approaches for nutrition education in Community - • Nervous system
• Lactation
Tradtional and contemporary • Respiratory system
• Infancy
• Childhood • Counseling skills • Reproductive system
• Adolescence • Nutrition & health programmes
• Adulthood • Nutrition surveillance Module 8 (Alternate Therapies and Grooming) THEORY
• Old Age • Introduction to alternate therapies
Career Opportunities: Nutritionist/Health Educators • Ayurveda: principles of ayurvedic science and concept of
Government or Non-Governmental Sectors. Module 6 (Therapeutic Nutrition) THEORY + PRACTICAL diet planning
Nutrition Practioner in Hospitals, Premium Hotel • Therapeutic modification of normal diets: Enteral and • Acupressure: principles and acupressure points, benefits
kitchens, Nutraceutical Company, Wellness/Health- parenteral feeding of acupressure
care, Clinics, Gyms and Fitness Centre, Spa
• Nutritional management of GI disorders • Yoga: introduction and food type in yoga
Trainer in Nutrition Academy, School, College, Sports • Nutritional management of metabolic disorders: Diabetes • Massage and body therapies: introduction, types and
Center mellitus, thyroid disorders, hypo & hyperthyroidism, PCOS, benefits
PMS, menopause • Personal grooming
Higher Studies like MSc Nutrition, Certificate in
Weight Management and Slimming Therapies • Cardiovascular disorders
Slimming Therapist in Health Club/Slimming Centers • Liver disorders
or Hospitals/ Consultants in Healthcare Industry
• Febrile disorders
• Musculoskeletal disorders
• Renal diseases
• Nutrition for Allied Clinical Conditions
Diet for healthy skin, hair and nails
Diet for improving memory
Nutrition for night shift workers
• Weight management
• Nutrition and cancer
• Nutrition in aids
• Nutrition and immunity
• Introduction to food exchange list • Growth and development
• Meal planning • Diet and feeding pattern
• Cooking and cooking methods • Nutrition for adolescence
• Methods of improving nutritional • Nutrition needs and RDA
quality of food • Diet and feeding pattern
• Food adulteration • Nutrition related problems in
Module 2 Adolescence
• Infant newborn development
• Nutritional requirements of infants
• Nutrition during school age
PROFESSIONAL COURSE IN WEIGHT THE SCIENCE OF CLINICAL HOME BASED STUDY
MANAGEMENT & SLIMMING THERAPIES NUTRITION PROGRAMME:
(95 Hrs.) PRE QUALIFICATION: Duration: 4 months (120 Hrs) Duration: 6 months
GRADUATE IN SCIENCE /HOLISTIC SCIENCE Eligibility – 10 + 2 pass out Eligibility – Graduation
Module 1 THEORY + PRACTICAL MODULE 1 Theory + Practical CERTIFICATE IN NUTRITION &
• The Energy Nutrients Introduction to Nutrition, Dietet- DIETETICS
ics and Food Science
• Assessment approaches in weight management Module- 1 (Part-1)
• Foods, Nutrition and Health
• Causes and consequences of obesity • Food, Nutrition and Health
• Nutrients in Food
• Components of body weight • Nutrients in foods
- Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats
• Soft skills and industrial interface and grooming - Carbohydrates, Proteins,
- Minerals, Vitamins, Water
Fats
Module 2 • Basal metabolic rate
-Minerals - Vitamins - Water
• Energy Metabolism • Energy balance
• Weight Management • Basal metabolic rate
• Foods & food groups
• Other approaches to weight management • Energy balance
• Caloric requirement
• Introduction to food exchange
Career opportunities: Nutrition Practioner in
list Module - 1 (Part-2)
Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Clinics, Polyclinics as
Weight Management Consultants, Well- • Meal planning • Food and food groups
ness/Healthcare Clinics, Gyms and Fitness • Cooking & cooking methods • Calorie requirement
Centre, Spa Assistant Dietitians and Free Lancer • Methods of improving nutritional • Introduction to food
Trainer in Nutrition Academy, School, College,
Quality of foods • Exchange list
Sports Center
• Food adulteration
Slimming Therapist in Health Club/Slimming • Meal planning
Centers or Hospitals/ Consultants in Healthcare • Cooking and cooking
MODULE 2 Theory + Practical
Industry
Clinical Nutrition methods
• Nutrition through Life Cycle
• Methods of improving
THE SCIENCE OF SPORTS & FITNESS • Pregnancy
• lactation nutritional quality of food
NUTRITION Duration: 4 months (100Hrs) • Infancy
• Food adulteration
• Childhood
Eligibility – 10 + 2 pass out • Adolescence Module 2
MODULE 1 Theory + Practical • Adulthood
• Introduction to dietetics
Introduction to Nutrition Dietetics and Food • Old age
• Therapeutic modification of • Fundamentals of meal
Science normal diet
planning
• Foods, Nutrition and Health • Gastrointestinal Disorders :
Gastritis • Nutrition through life cycle
• Nutrients in Food
• Hernia - Diarrhea
• Pregnancy, lactation, infancy,
• Carbohydrates - Proteins - Fats Constipation - Peptic ulcer
• Minerals - Vitamins - Water • Ulcerative colitis - Crohn’s childhood,
disease - Dumping syndrome
• Basal metabolic rate • Adolescence, Adulthood, old
• Nutritional management in
• Energy balance dysphagia age
• Metabolic Disorders:
• Foods & food groups • Module 3 – Clinical Nutrition
• Diabetes Mellitus - Thyroid
• Caloric requirement hyperthyroidism • Typhoid
• Introduction to food exchange list • Hypothyroidism
• Tuberculosis
• Cardiovascular Disorders:
• Meal planning • Hypertension • Constipation
• Cooking & cooking methods • Atherosclerosis
• Diarrhea
• Myocardial infarction
• Methods of improving nutritional quality of foods
• Mental Disorders • Peptic ulcers
• Food adulteration • Autism - Depression - ADHD
• Food allergies
MODULE 2 Theory + Practical • Kidney Disorders
• Glomerulonephritis - Dialysis • Kidney stones
Exercise and Nutritional Needs, Ergogeniic Aids • Kidney transplant
• Jaundice
• Components of fitness • End Stage renal disease
• Food Allergies & Food • Arthritis & diet control
• Muscular endurance and strength
Intolerance
• Gout
• Nutrition & fitness • Inflammatory Diseases
• Basic anatomy- T issues & organs • Rheumatoid arthritis • Heart diseases
• Asthama
• Nutritional needs for exercise • Diabetes
• Burns
• Carbohydrate loading • Diet plans • Obesity
• Ergogenic aids

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