Introduction to Clinical Nutrition

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. explain the concept of malnutrition; 2. describe the conceptual framework for the courses of malnutrition; 3. explain nutrition-related diseases; and 4. give overview of nutrition in the prevention and management of diseases.

Malnutrition as a health problem. Nutritional problems of public health importance. Causes of Nutritional problems. Prevention of nutritional problems. Classification of nutritional diseases, diseases due to biological and chemical toxicants in foods. Diet and dental diseases. Diet and cancer. Nutritional basis of diseases- renal, liver, gastrointestinal, Diabetes, hypertension and many others. Nutritional application to management of diseases. Inborn errors of metabolism, metabolic diseases and allergies. Nutrition and immunity. Parental nutrition.