Nutrition Across the Lifecycle (8253.1)

Availability

• UC - Canberra, Bruce

  Year	Teaching Period	Convener		Mode of Delivery
  2020	Semester 1	DR   Cathy   KNIGHT-AGARWAL	(Ph: +61 2 62068676 )	ON-CAMPUS

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Syllabus

This unit explores the nutritional requirements of normal healthy people over their lifespan - from pre-conception to old age. Students will develop an awareness of the principles of nutrition assessment for different age groups. Students will understand and apply dietary recommendations to different population groups across the lifecycle. Communication and education approaches at different stages within the lifecycle will be investigated. This unit is co-taught with unit Nutrition Across the Lifecycle G.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Interpret and understand nutritional requirements at each stage of the lifecycle (preconception, pregnant and lactating women, infants, children, adolescents, adults, old age);

2. Identify nutritional issues relevant to each stage of the lifecycle;

3. Apply relevant nutritional assessment practices at each stage of the lifecycle;

4. Describe how social, cultural and lifestyle factors influence food behaviour and nutritional risk; and

5. Demonstrate the ability to prepare and deliver communication and education resources appropriate to different lifecycle groups.

Assessment Items

Contact Hours

Four hours per week.

Prerequisites

9280 Introductory Nutrition

Corequisites

None.

Assumed Knowledge

None.

Incompatible Units

None.

Equivalent Units

None.