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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The Diet Management in Health & Disease Online Course is offered by Swayam that aids candidates who are aspiring for the roles of nutritionists and dieticians. The course deals with the modification and management of dietary habits to suit the day-to-day life cycle of a person and help them in elevating the quality of living.
The Diet Management in Health & Disease Certification Course is an 8-weeks long course carrying 3 credits is provided by The English and Foreign Languages University. The course provides valuable insights on preparing and planning dietary methods effectively to resist the body against vulnerable situations and diseased conditions.
The Diet Management in Health & Disease course can be opted by candidates of any age group who are planning to increase their knowledge of nutrition and food intake. The course will equip candidates to apply for both government and private jobs as nutritional experts. After the successful completion of the end-term exam, the candidates are provided with a certificate of completion.
The Highlights
- Certificate of completion
- Undergraduate level course
- 8-weeks duration
- 3 credits
- Video lectures
- 30% course assessment
- 70% end-term proctored exam
- Diet management
- Nutrition and dietetics
Important dates
Course Commencement Date
Start Date : 13 Jan, 2025
End Date : 30 Apr, 2025
Enrollment Date
End Date : 28 Feb, 2025
Certificate Exam Date
Start Date : 24 May, 2025
Programme Offerings
- 8-weeks course
- 3 Credits
- video lectures
- Certificate of completion
- End-term exam.
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad |
Eligibility Criteria
Certificate Qualifying Details
The certificate is awarded to the candidates based on the assessment scale of 30% for course assessment and 70% for an end-term proctored exam.
What you will learn
After you complete the course in Diet Management in Health & Disease Certification, you will learn about the following topics:
- The role of food nutrition in a person's life
- Ways of planning a diet based on deciding factors
- Preparation and modification of a healthy food diet
- The role of nutrition and diet in controlling diseases
- How to utilize diet management to help individuals and society
- How to assess the nutritional status of patients
- Different types of diets, their principles and features
- Dietary management of various categories of diseases
Admission Details
Follow the steps given below to enroll in the Diet Management in Health & Disease Certification Course:
Step 1: Click on the URL given below - https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec25_hc01/preview
Step 2: When the new page opens, click on the sign-in/register option on the right side top corner top of the page.
Step 3: A new window opens and it will ask for your username, password and email id to create a new account.
Step 4: You will get a verification code on the registered email address.
Step 5: Verify your credentials and complete the application process.
The Syllabus
- Determinants of Health
- Energy Requirements for Humans
- Nutrition in Adulthood
- Nutrition in Pregnancy and Lactation
- Nutrition in Infancy
- Nutrition in Adolescence
- Nutrition in Old age
- Principles and Classification of Therapeutic Diets
- Therapeutic diets - Dietary modification in Diarrhoea
- Therapeutic diets - Dietary consideration in Constipation
- Nutritional management in Fevers
- Routine hospital diets
- Enteral and Parenteral Feeding
- Low energy and very low-calorie diet
- High energy diets for weight gain
- Diet for febrile conditions, infections and surgical conditions
- Diseases related to Mouth, Oesophagus, and Stomach
- Nutritional management in the diseases of the liver and pancreas
- Management of diabetes
- Clinical and Nutritional aspects of Hyperlipidemia
- Dietary management of cerebrovascular diseases
- Review of physiology and function of normal kidney
- Diseases of kidney glomerulonephritis
- Dietary management in uremia
- Dietary management in Nephrotic syndrome and renal failure
- Cancer – Nutritional and non-nutritional aetiological factors
- Assessment of nutritional status in burns patients - Nutritional management of burns patients
- Nutritional management in diseases on the thyroid gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Interaction between drugs, nutrients and nutritional status
Instructors
English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The course has a duration of 8-weeks.
The Diet Management in Health & Disease course is taught by Dr. Vipparti Vijaya Lakshmi, retired Dean for the Faculty of Community Science, PJTS Agricultural University, Hyderabad.
Yes, you can seek jobs as a dietician/nutritionist in government offices, schools, prisons, and other community projects.
No, the Diet Management in Health & Disease course does not provide any placement support to students.
The course in Diet Management in Health & Disease is assessed based on 30% for course assessment and 70% for an end-term proctored exam.