Exam Details

Subject Advance Nutrition
Paper
Exam / Course Ph.D In Food And Nutrition (PHDFN)
Department School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

Briefly describe the major determinants of human nutritional requirements giving appropriate examples.

Briefly present the basic concept utilized in deriving recommended dietary allowances.

What do you understand by "Chronic Energy Deficiency" Give the classification for CED.

Discuss the factors leading to CED and the consequences in the life cycle.

Differentiate between Dietary Fibre and Resistant Starch giving appropriate examples.

Briefly describe the potential health benefits of both dietary fibre and resistant starch in humans.

4. Explain the following briefly:

Role of folate in DNA biosynthesis and methylation cycle.

Divergent functions of Zinc in our body.

Importance of selenium in human nutrition.

Bioavailability of Vitamin A in our diet.

5. Highlighting the difference between probiotics and prebiotics describe the health effects/benefits of the two in human nutrition.

Briefly discuss the various techniques for measuring body composition.

Elaborate on the nutritional needs at high altitude.


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Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Advance Nutrition
  • Chemical Nutrition And Dietetics
  • Entrepreneurship And Food Service Management
  • Public Nutrition