Biochem-405

BIOCHEM-405       NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY              3(3-0)

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course students will be able to;

1. Analyse biochemical activities of nutrients and food constituents in human body.
2. Describe the role of nutrition in health and diseases.
3. Demonstrate the understanding of the influence of dietary modification/nutrition intervention during disease process.

Theory

Introduction to nutritional biochemistry, Recommended dietary intake and energy levels, Protein Energy malnutrition and its Global scenario, Protein Energy malnutrition, Factor affecting food nutrition, Water and electrolytes: functions, regulation in body, Nutritionally important macromolecules, Micro-molecules (requirements and roles in health), Dietary proteins, Biochemistry of dietary fiber, Sweeteners and their biochemical effects,  Nitrogen Economy, Pre-and probiotics, Micronutrients (vitamins, minerals and selected bioactive nutrients), Nutritional assessment methodologies, Nutrient and dietary deficiency disorders, Nutritional therapeutics, sources and dose, Nutrient-nutrient and drug-nutrient interactions, Nutrigenomics

Suggested Readings

1. S.S. Gropper, J.L. Smith & T.P. Carr, 2017. Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism 8^th edition. Published by Cengage Learning.
2. Bamji, M.S., K. Krishnaswamy and G.N.V. Brahmam. 2009. Textbook of Human Nutrition, 3^rd ed. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India.
3. Eastwood, M. 2003. Principles of Human Nutrition, 2^nd ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, USA.
4. Nelson, D.L and M.M. Cox. 2017. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 7^th ed. Worth Publishers, New York.
5. Judit Pongracz, Mary Keen. 2009. Medical Biotechnology. Published by Elsevier Health Sciences.
6. Ali, M. et al., Experimental Biochemistry and Biotechnology (Series I), 2023, 3^rd edition, ISBN: 978-969-7502-04-1.
7. Nutraceuticals and Natural Product Derivatives: Disease Prevention & Drug Discovery. (2019). United Kingdom: Wiley
8. Principles of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics: Fundamentals of Individualized Nutrition. (2019). Netherlands: Elsevier Science
9. Bender, D. A. (1997). Introduction To Nutrition And Metabolism, Fourth Edition. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
10.  Sanders, T., Emery, P. (2003). Molecular Basis of Human Nutrition. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
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