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Nutrition during the life cycle

Course Description: An individual's nutritional and energy needs change throughout their life. For example, an adult woman may only need 6.7 milligrams of calcium per pound of body weight, while a nine-month-old infant needs 27 milligrams of calcium per pound of body weight. Nutrient needs are at their peak during periods of body growth, which occur in infancy, adolescence, and pregnancy. Once growth stops, energy needs and the need for some nutrients decrease. The motivations for an individual's food choices also vary throughout their life, due to changing social, psychological, economic, and recreational roles during this period. For instance, during adolescence, peer opinions and body image concerns become more important. In contrast, adults tend to be influenced by their health needs.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites : 211 CNUT
Objectives of the course :

Students will understand the role of nutrition and eating behaviors in health from conception to the end of life.
2. Students will demonstrate the application of science in developing and implementing interventions to improve nutrition and eating behaviors.
Students will understand the extent to which key interventions have succeeded in achieving their desired objectives and where remaining gaps lie.
4. Students will understand the major public health problems related to nutrition that affect individuals from the moment of conception through developmental stages, with lifelong implications.

Course outputs :

• Acquire knowledge of nutrition for human health across all age stages, critically extract and evaluate scientific evidence, and apply it to a contemporary nutritional health issue.
• To evaluate and compare nutritional needs and dietary intake according to age, growth stage, and health status.
To formulate a nutritional intervention plan to address deficiencies or excesses in nutrients according to the health needs of individuals based on age, growth stage, and health status.
• Ability to write reports, use electronic journals, databases, and websites related to nutrition throughout the life stages, and PowerPoint.

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  • Last updated: 2026-06-22

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