Course: Nutrition

Topic outline

General
- About/License Page
- Pre-test Quiz
Topic 1
Food, Diet and Nutrition: an Overview
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Maternal and childhood undernutrition Page
  Maternal and childhood undernutrition
- The global burden of childhood and maternal undernutrition Page
  The global burden of childhood and maternal undernutrition
- Food, diet and nutrition Page
  Food, diet and nutrition
- How food keeps us healthy Page
  How food keeps us healthy
- What does food do for our body? Page
  What does food do for our body?
- The importance of nutrients Page
  The importance of nutrients
- Using nutrients to build tissue Page
  Using nutrients to build tissue
- Using nutrients to build the body Page
  Using nutrients to build the body
- Using nutrients to produce energy Page
  Using nutrients to produce energy
- Food and nutrition: cultural and religious taboos Page
  Food and nutrition: cultural and religious taboos
- Nutrition, health and development Page
  Nutrition, health and development
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 2
Nutrients and their Sources
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Classification of essential nutrients Page
  Classification of essential nutrients
- Macronutrients Page
  Macronutrients
- Micronutrients Page
  Micronutrients
- Macronutrients in detail Page
  Macronutrients in detail
- Carbohydrates Page
  Carbohydrates
- Classification of carbohydrates Page
  Classification of carbohydrates
- Proteins Page
  Proteins
- Fats and oils Page
  Fats and oils
- Classification of fats Page
  Classification of fats
- Water Page
  Water
- Fibre Page
  Fibre
- Including fibre in the diet Page
  Including fibre in the diet
- Vitamins Page
  Vitamins
- Minerals Page
  Minerals
- A balanced diet Page
  A balanced diet
- Helping families to have good balanced diet Page
  Helping families to have good balanced diet
- The mixture of foods to use Page
  The mixture of foods to use
- Adding other foods to the staple food Page
  Adding other foods to the staple food
- Sources of protein Page
  Sources of protein
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 3
Nutritional Requirements Throughout the Lifecycle
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Why it is important to know nutritional requirements Page
  Why it is important to know nutritional requirements
- Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation Page
  Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation
- Gaining weight in pregnancy Page
  Gaining weight in pregnancy
- Eating during pregnancy Page
  Eating during pregnancy
- Video: What Pregnant Women Need to Eat Page
- Preventing anaemia in pregnancy Page
  Preventing anaemia in pregnancy
- Pregnant women with special needs Page
  Pregnant women with special needs
- Nutrition during lactation (breastfeeding) Page
  Nutrition during lactation (breastfeeding)
- Nutritional requirements in infancy, childhood and adolescence Page
  Nutritional requirements in infancy, childhood and adolescence
- Adolescent growth spurt Page
  Adolescent growth spurt
- Increased need for nutrients Page
  Increased need for nutrients
- Nutritional requirements during adulthood Page
  Nutritional requirements during adulthood
- Nutritional requirements during later years Page
  Nutritional requirements during later years
- Specific nutrient requirements in old age Page
  Specific nutrient requirements in old age
- Nutritional requirements throughout the life cycle: conclusion Page
  Nutritional requirements throughout the life cycle: conclusion
- Elderly people Page
  Elderly people
- Men Page
  Men
- Women Page
  Women
- Adolescents Page
  Adolescents
- School aged children Page
  School aged children
- Children 1-5 years old Page
  Children 1–5 years old
- Babies 6-12 months Page
  Babies 6-12 months
- Babies under 6 months old Page
  Babies under 6 months old
- Quiz
Topic 4
Infant and Young Child Feeding
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Infant and young child feeding problems overview Page
  Infant and young child feeding problems overview
- Global and national recommendations for child feeding during the first 24 months Page
  Global and national recommendations for child feeding during the first 24 months
- Key messages for optimal breastfeeding practices Page
  Key messages for optimal breastfeeding practices
- Video: Breastfeeding Page
- Benefits of breastfeeding for the baby Page
  Benefits of breastfeeding for the baby
- Nutritional Page
  Nutritional
- Builds up immunity Page
  Builds up immunity
- Growth factors Page
  Growth factors
- Development factors Page
  Development factors
- The infant benefits from colostrum Page
  The infant benefits from colostrum
- Benefits of breastfeeding for the mother Page
  Benefits of breastfeeding for the mother
- Benefits of breastfeeding for the family Page
  Benefits of breastfeeding for the family
- Benefits of breastfeeding for the community Page
  Benefits of breastfeeding for the community
- Breastfeeding difficulties Page
  Breastfeeding difficulties
- Key messages for optimal complementary feeding practices Page
  Key messages for optimal complementary feeding practices
- Video: Food for Life: What and When to Feed your Child Page
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 5
Nutritional Assessment
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Nutritional assessment Page
  Nutritional assessment
- Anthropometric measurements used to assess growth Page
  Anthropometric measurements used to assess growth
- Length Page
  Length
- Height Page
  Height
- Weight Page
  Weight
- Head circumference Page
  Head circumference
- Converting measurements to indices Page
  Converting measurements to indices
- What is an indicator? Page
  What is an indicator?
- Anthropometric measurements used to assess body composition Page
  Anthropometric measurements used to assess body composition
- Measurements of fat-mass (fatness) Page
  Measurements of fat-mass (fatness)
- Measuring fat-free mass (muscle mass) Page
  Measuring fat-free mass (muscle mass)
- Measuring the MUAC of children Page
  Measuring the MUAC of children
- Clinical methods of assessing nutritional status Page
  Clinical methods of assessing nutritional status
- Checking for bilateral pitting oedema in a child Page
  Checking for bilateral pitting oedema in a child
- Bitot's spots Page
  Bitot’s spots
- Goitre Page
  Goitre
- Visible severe wasting Page
  Visible severe wasting
- Dietary methods of assessing nutritional status Page
  Dietary methods of assessing nutritional status
- Video: Assessment and Classification Page
- Video: Exercise 1 Page
- Video: Exercise 2 Page
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 6
Common Nutritional Problems in developing countries
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Video: Malnutrition Introduction Page
- Types of malnutrition Page
  Types of malnutrition
- Classification of malnutrition Page
  Classification of malnutrition
- Causes of malnutrition Page
  Causes of malnutrition
- Immediate causes of malnutrition Page
  Immediate causes of malnutrition
- Underlying causes of malnutrition Page
  Underlying causes of malnutrition
- Basic causes of malnutrition Page
  Basic causes of malnutrition
- Political factors Page
  Political factors
- Cultural factors Page
  Cultural factors
- Environmental or natural disasters Page
  Environmental or natural disasters
- Social factors Page
  Social factors
- Consequences of malnutrition for communities Page
  Consequences of malnutrition for communities
- Increased risk of disease and death Page
  Increased risk of disease and death
- Low productivity of the malnourished individuals Page
  Low productivity of the malnourished individuals
- Poor school performance and attendance Page
  Poor school performance and attendance
- Poverty perpetuation (a vicious circle) Page
  Poverty perpetuation (a vicious circle)
- Intergenerational cycle of malnutrition Page
  Intergenerational cycle of malnutrition
- Strategies to promote proper nutrition in a community Page
  Strategies to promote proper nutrition in a community
- Video: Child Malnutrition, What, How and When to Refer Page
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 7
Preventing Micronutrient Problems
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- The importance of micronutrients Page
  The importance of micronutrients
- Vitamin A, iodine and iron deficiencies Page
  Vitamin A, iodine and iron deficiencies
- Rationale for action against vitamin A deficiency Page
  Rationale for action against vitamin A deficiency
- Rationale for action against iodine deficiency Page
  Rationale for action against iodine deficiency
- Rationale for action against iron deficiency anaemia Page
  Rationale for action against iron deficiency anaemia
- Causes of vitamin A, iron and iodine deficiencies Page
  Causes of vitamin A, iron and iodine deficiencies
- Strategies to control vitamin A, iodine and iron deficiencies Page
- Strategies for the control of vitamin A deficiency Page
  Strategies for the control of vitamin A deficiency
- Estimating vitamin A supplements requirements Page
  Estimating vitamin A supplements requirements
- Administering vitamin A supplements safely using a capsule Page
  Administering vitamin A supplements safely using a capsule
- Choking after a vitamin A dose Page
  Choking after a vitamin A dose
- Dietary diversification and modification for Vitamin A Page
  Dietary diversification and modification for Vitamin A
- Strategies for the control of Iodine deficiency Page
  Strategies for the control of Iodine deficiency
- Strategies for the control of iron deficiency anaemia Page
  Strategies for the control of iron deficiency anaemia
- Prevention and control of vitamin A and iodine deficiencies Page
  Prevention and control of vitamin A and iodine deficiencies
- Prevention and control of zinc deficiency Page
  Prevention and control of zinc deficiency
- Zinc deficiency and the Millennium Development Goals Page
  Zinc deficiency and the Millennium Development Goals
- Addressing zinc deficiency Page
  Addressing zinc deficiency
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 8
Household Food Security
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Household food security Page
  Household food security
- Chronic and acute food insecurity Page
  Chronic and acute food insecurity
- Causes of household food insecurity Page
  Causes of household food insecurity
- Indicators of household food insecurity Page
  Indicators of household food insecurity
- Use of coping strategies as indictors of food insecurity Page
  Use of coping strategies as indictors of food insecurity
- Dietary diversity score Page
  Dietary diversity score
- Consequences of household food insecurity Page
  Consequences of household food insecurity
- Food security strategies Page
  Food security strategies
- Nutrition emergency interventions Page
  Nutrition emergency interventions
- General food distribution Page
  General food distribution
- Selective feeding programmes Page
  Selective feeding programmes
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 9
Managing Acute Malnutrition
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Anthropometric criteria for defining severe and moderate acute malnutrition Page
  Anthropometric criteria for defining severe and moderate acute malnutrition
- Video: Screening for Acute Malnutrition Page
- Principles of management of moderate acute malnutrition Page
  Principles of management of moderate acute malnutrition
- Where there is no supplementary feeding programme Page
  Where there is no supplementary feeding programme
- Where there is a supplementary feeding programme Page
  Where there is a supplementary feeding programme
- Child Health Days (CHD) Page
  Child Health Days
- Components of CHD Page
  Components of Child Health Days
- Planning for CHD Page
  Planning for CHD
- Planning for supplies Page
  Planning for supplies
- Social mobilisation Page
  Social mobilisation
- CHD service organisation Page
  CHD service organisation
- Outreach site organisation Page
  Outreach site organisation
- Crowd control Page
  Crowd control
- Reporting Page
  Reporting
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 10
Managing Severe Acute Malnutrition
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Severe acute malnutrition: deciding patient management Page
  Severe acute malnutrition: deciding patient management
- Management of severe acute malnutrition Page
  Management of severe acute malnutrition
- Video: Checking for Complications Page
- The appetite test Page
  The appetite test
- Interpreting the result of the appetite test Page
  Interpreting the result of the appetite test
- Management of severe acute malnutrition in out-patient therapeutic programme Page
  Management of severe acute malnutrition in out-patient therapeutic programme
- Video: Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition Page
- Admission procedures Page
  Admission procedures
- Video: OTP Admission Procedure Page
- Ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) Page
  Ready-to-use therapeutic food
- Routine drugs Page
  Routine drugs
- Follow-up of severely malnourished children in an out-patient therapeutic programme Page
  Follow-up of severely malnourished children in an out-patient therapeutic programme
- Weekly follow-up Page
  Weekly follow-up
- Home visits Page
  Home visits
- Discharge Page
  Discharge
- Video: Discharge Criteria Page
- Recording and reporting Page
  Recording and reporting
- The registration book Page
  The registration book
- The out-patient therapeutic programme card Page
  The out-patient therapeutic programme card
- Monthly reporting Page
  Monthly reporting
- Organisation of the health facility to manage cases in an out-patient therapeutic programme Page
  Organisation of the health facility to manage cases in an out-patient therapeutic programme
- Supplies Page
  Supplies
- Community mobilisation Page
  Community mobilisation
- Assignment of out-patient therapeutic programme days Page
  Assignment of out-patient therapeutic programme days
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 11
Nutrition Education and Counselling
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Behaviour change communication Page
  Behaviour change communication
- Stages of behaviour change Page
  Stages of behaviour change
- Nutrition behaviour change communication (BCC) Page
  Nutrition behaviour change communication
- The focus of community-based nutrition BCC Page
  The focus of community-based nutrition BCC
- Integrating the seven essential nutrition action into the six health contacts Page
  Integrating the seven essential nutrition action into the six health contacts
- Integrating the seven essential nutrition actions into other sectors Page
  Integrating the seven essential nutrition actions into other sectors
- Nutrition behaviour change communication in food-based approaches Page
  Nutrition behaviour change communication in food-based approaches
- Video: Community Mobilisation Page
- Growth monitoring and promotion Page
  Growth monitoring and promotion
- Objectives of growth monitoring Page
  Objectives of growth monitoring
- The ‘Triple A‘ cycle approach Page
  The ‘Triple A’ cycle approach
- Counselling mothers and caregivers on child nutrition Page
  Counselling mothers and caregivers on child nutrition
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 12
Nutrition and HIV
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Nutrition and infection Page
  Nutrition and infection
- HIV and nutrition Page
- Poor nutrition and HIV: a vicious cycle Page
  Poor nutrition and HIV: a vicious cycle
- Breaking the cycle of HIV and undernutrition Page
  Breaking the cycle of HIV and undernutrition
- The effects of HIV on nutrition Page
  The effects of HIV on nutrition
- Nutritional care of people living with HIV Page
  Nutritional care of people living with HIV
- Nutritional care of HIV-positive adults and adolescents Page
  Nutritional care of HIV-positive adults and adolescents
- Nutritional care of HIV-positive pregnant and lactating women Page
  Nutritional care of HIV-positive pregnant and lactating women
- Feeding babies and children born from women who are HIV-positive Page
  Feeding babies and children born from women who are HIV-positive
- Breastfeeding and HIV Page
  Breastfeeding and HIV
- Video: Breastfeeding while living with HIV- Nonhlanhlas story Page
- Counselling mothers who are HIV-positive Page
  Counselling mothers who are HIV-positive
- Possible feeding options for an infant born to an HIV-positive mother Page
  Possible feeding options for an infant born to an HIV-positive mother
- Infant feeding during the first six months of life Page
  Infant feeding during the first six months of life
- Feeding infants and children from six-24 months of age Page
  Feeding infants and children from six–24 months of age
- Strategies to decrease transmission of HIV during breastfeeding Page
  Strategies to decrease transmission of HIV during breastfeeding
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 13