Human Nutrition Guide description

Human nutrition guide app is designed for lean basic of health science students.Human nutrition cover all basics to advanced concepts. it is designed for dietitian to learn concepts. It almost cover all important topics of human nutrition which are given below :

UNIT - I. INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITION

Concept and definition of terms Nutrition
Malnutrition & health
Brief History of Nutritional Science
Minimal Nutritional Requirements and RDA
Formulation of RDA and Dietary Guidelines
Reference Man and Reference women.

UNIT - II. ENERGY AND CARBOHYDRATES

Energy Balance
Assessment of Energy Requirements
Deficiency and Excess
Defini of Carbohydrates
Classification and functions of Carbohydrates
Digestion and Absorption
Blood glucose


UNIT - III. PROTIENS

Definition & Classification of protein
Functions of proteins
Assessment of protein quality (BV, PER, NPU)
Digestion and Absorption of Protein
Protein Requirements
Factors affecting protein bio-availability

UNIT - IV. LIPIDS

Definition, classification and functions of lipids
Digestion and Absorption of Lipids
Intestinal re-synthesis of triglycerides
Types of fatty acids

UNIT - V. MINERALS, TRACE ELEMENTS AND VITAMINS

Physiological role of minerals
Bio-availability and requirements of minerals
Sources
Deficiency and Excess(Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Iron, Fluoride, Zinc, Iodine)
Physiological role vitamins