SIT Dietetics Curriculum Flashcards
Familiarize with the Modules that is going to be taught
What is Biochemistry?
is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms.
Such as Metabolism, how marcomolecules interact with one another and the understanding of the processes which is important for dietitians
What is Anatomy and Physiology?
Anatomy is the study of the structures in the body, such as cells, tissues and organs. Physiology is the study of the function of bodily structures.
Learning about the 11 major systems in the human body is important for dietitans
What is Health Systems?
It is the study of an organization of people that delivers healthcare to the target population and how they do it via policy, inter collaboration, resource distribution and etc.
What is Psychological and Sociological Perspectives for Health Sciences?
Psychological is the study of behavioural, cognitive, personality, emotions, and mental health
Sociological is the study of society, relationships, and social behaviour
Totally it encompasses the domain of the 2 areas and its perspective in health science
it is important for dietitians as we need to understand the psychology and sociology of people in relation to food to help address problems
What is Human Nutrition?
Human nutrition studies the relationship that nutrients and substances in foods have with health and disease.
This is the main crux of dietitians and we need to know the relation of certains foods to illnesses and diseases and make recommendations accordingly
What is Individual and Environmental Influences on Eating Behaviours
It is the study of how an individual influences eating habits such as genetics, stress and emotions, cultural traditions.
It also studies how an enivornment can affect a persons eating habits through things such as avaliability and acessibility of food, peer influences and cultural norms,
media marketing and policies.
What is Food Science?
Food science is the study of the nature of foods, the causes of their deterioration and the principles underlying methods of processing.
Examples include: Fermentation, Food Chemistry, Food Micro Biology and etc.
What is Nutrition Throughout the Lifespan?
The study of how nutrition impacts health and well-being at different stages of life.
such as Prenatal Nutrition (Pregnancy), Infant Nutrition, Childhood Nutrition, Adolescent Nutrition, Adult Nutrition and Elderly Nutrition which all has it own requirements and how social, culturual, economic and environmental affects it.
What is Nutritional Assessment?
It is the study of how dietitans collect, analyse and interpret data to diagonose nutritional problems and determine nutrional interventions.
NCPM: Nutrition care process model
ABCD: Antroprometric, Biological, Clinical, Dietetary
What is Nutrition Care Process Model (NCPM)?
The Nutrition Care Process and Model (NCPM) is a systematic problem-solving method that food and nutrition professionals use to think critically and make decisions that address practice-related problems
4 Stages: Assess, Diagnose, Intervention and Monitoring and Evaluation
What is ABCD Assessment?
It the Different Type of Nutritional Assesment : Antropometric, Biological, Clinical and Dietary
What is Nutrition, Health and Disease?
This module will help students understand how important nutrition is for staying healthy and preventing diseases.
We’ll explore common diseases and how they are link to lifestyle and diet.
What are recommendations for prevention
What is Pathophysiology and Pharmacology?
Pathopyhsiology is the study of a body in a diseases or abnormal state and what are the cues for it.
Example: Hypertension = Elevated Blood Pressure etc.
Pharmacology is the study of Durgs and Medication and its Desire and undesired effects on the human body.
What is Food Systems and Food Service Management?
It is the study of the supply chain of food from the source to the consumer and how the different systems can affect health.
Dieitians need to know this as often they are put in charge in regulation of such systems.
What is Medical Nutrition Therapy
The study of therapeutic diets and how nutrition can be used to treat and prevent diseases. You’ll learn about different types of therapeutic diets and how they’re used in medical treatment.
