Course image D211 [AY 24-25] PH 61 D211 [AY 24-25] PH 61 Nutrition and Diet Therapy
PH Third Year

This course introduces general nutritional concepts in health and disease and includes practical applications of that knowledge. Special emphasis is given to nutrients and nutritional processes including functions, food sources, digestion, absorption, and metabolism. Therapeutic nutrition or medical nutrition therapy that explores the role played by therapeutic diets in the treatment of chronic disease and other nutritional disorders shall also be addressed. 

The course introduces the principles of the nutrition care process and will give knowledge and experience in nutrition assessment techniques and intervention strategies as applied to chronic disease and other nutritional disorders, this course will focus on the care of clients with pathologies caused by or causing nutritional impairments. General topics include nutrient delivery via oral, enteral, and parenteral routes, and interactions among foods, nutrients, medications, and supplements.