303348 - Dietetics and Meal Planning |
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Credit Hours3 Pre-requisite303215 Co-requisite303367 Distribution3 + 0 |
This course applies fundamental human nutrition principles to the selection and planning of both normal and therapeutic diets. Emphasis is placed on the elements of the nutritional care process, dietary guidelines, and the criteria for a healthful diet. The course covers interviewing and counselling techniques, the role of the dietitian, and an overview of common hospital therapeutic diets for major diseases requiring dietary intervention. Students will review essential definitions, food guides, and nutritional recommendations, explore food habits and cultural dietary patterns, and examine regular hospital diets. Additionally, the course includes the study of balanced and healthy nutrition during both health and disease, with a focus on medical nutrition therapy for selected diseases |