BASIC CONCEPT OF NUTRITION-FAO
- Saturday, January 25, 2014
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Dear Friends,
many time we might have questions about Nutrition and looking for answers
from something reliable source. FAO have its learning module to help us know
about basic concept about Food and nutrition. Here I have listed some useful
topics of the module.
Topic 1.What it means to be healthy and well-nourished
Lesson 1:Exploring the meaning of good health and well-being
Lesson 1:Exploring the meaning of good health and well-being
Lesson 2: Analysing the conditions that affect
nutritional status
Part 1. Fundamental conditions for
good nutritional status
Part 2. Malnutrition: poor nutritional
status
Lesson 3: Understanding problems of poor nutrition
Part 1. Problems of undernutritionPart 2. Problems from a lack of vitamins and minerals
Part 3. Problems of “overnutrition”
Topic 2.
What we get from food
Lesson 4: Learning about carbohydrates, protein and fats
Part 1. Carbohydrates: their functions and good food sources
Part 2. Protein: its functions and good food sources
Part 3. Fats: their functions and good food sources
Lesson 4: Learning about carbohydrates, protein and fats
Part 1. Carbohydrates: their functions and good food sources
Part 2. Protein: its functions and good food sources
Part 3. Fats: their functions and good food sources
Lesson 5:
Learning about vitamins and minerals
Part 1. Vitamins: their functions and good food sources
Part 2. Minerals: their functions and good food sources
Part 1. Vitamins: their functions and good food sources
Part 2. Minerals: their functions and good food sources
Topic 3. How
to eat well for good healthLesson 6: Meeting nutritional needs throughout life
Part 1. Nutritional needs in pregnancy and breastfeeding
Part 2. Nutritional needs of babies and infants (0–24 months)
Part 3. Nutritional needs of children 2–10 years
Part 4. Nutritional needs of adolescents (11–17 years old)
Part 5. Nutritional needs during illness
Part 6. Nutritional needs of older people
