This PDF covers the following
topics related to Nutrition : Good Nutrition and You, Reading Food Labels, My
Pyramid, Daily Calorie Counter, Daily Food Amounts, Daily Fat Intake, Fat Facts,
How to Use this Guide, Grains, Vegetables, Fruits, Dairy, Meat & Beans, Oils and
Fats, Desserts and Sweets, Snacks, Beverages.
This
note covers food and nutrition basic concepts, Nutrition through the life cycle,
Public health and nutrition basic concept, Public health and nutrition
disorders, Public health and nutrition programmes and policies, Nutrition
education, Communication and behaviour change.
The entire efforts in the preparation of this lecture note require
that the elements of nutrition should be understood by Health Extension Students
and their Instructors for the implementation of nutrition interventions. General
Nutrition, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Basal Metabolism, Vitamins, Mineral
Salts, Water, Growth and Development, Nutritional Surveillance, Nutrition
Intervention, Essential Nutrition Actions Approach.