BSc Home Science Elective B Pediatric Nutrition Practical Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

This is the Semester 6 syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. The University still examines the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it: her third-year timetables name that scheme, so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.

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Syllabus for Elective B - Pediatric Nutrition Practical

Major elective · Semester 6 · Third Year - Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics · 2 credits · 50 marks

Module I: Diet Planning and preparation for Pediatric Malnutrition, Juvinile Obesity

Diabetes, Inborn errors ofmetabolism and ketogenic diet
1 Diet Planning and preparation for the following pediatric diseases which
includes study of specific assessment techniques, diet prescription, innovative
recipe development, outlining recommendations and creating nutrition
education resources for the patient and caretaker:
i Pediatric Malnutrition – Overview of PEM, Severe Acute Malnutrition and Moderate Acute Malnutrition
ii Juvenile Obesity
iii Type 2 diabetes and hypertension
iv Type 1 diabetes mellitus
v Inborn errors of Metabolism
vi Ketogenic Diet

Module II: Diet Planning and preparation for Pediatric diseases of the GI tract, Liver

and Kidney
1 Diet Planning and preparation for the following pediatric diseases which
includes study of specific assessment techniques, diet prescription, innovative
recipe development, outlining recommendations and creating nutrition
education resources for the patient and caretaker:
i Diseases of the Gastrointestinal System – Diarrhoea, Celiac disease and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
ii Congenital Heart Disease
iii Liver diseases – hepatitis, fatty liver and fulminant hepatitis
iv Pediatric Cancers
v Glomerular nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, Renal Failure

Reference Books

1 Brown, J. E. (2019). Nutrition through the life cycle. Cengage Learning.
2 Clinical nutrition handbook. (2022). Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers.
3 King, K., & Samour, P. Q. (2013). Essentials of pediatric nutrition. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
4 Longvah, T., Anantan, I., Bhaskarachary, K., & Venkaiah, K. (2017). Indian food composition tables. National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research.
5 Nix, S. (2021). Williams' basic nutrition and diet therapy. Elsevier.
6 Nutrition in critical care. (2014). Cambridge University Press.
7 Raymond, J. L. (2020). Krause and Mahan’s food and the nutrition care process (15th ed.). Elsevier.
8 Raymond, R. M., & Morrow, K. (2022). Krause and Mahan’s food and the nutrition care process (16th ed.). Elsevier.
9 Samour, P. Q., & King, K. (2012). Pediatric nutrition. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
10 Sizer, F., & Whitney, E. (2020). Nutrition: Concepts and controversies. Cengage Learning.
11 Srilakshmi, B. (2007). Dietetics. New Age International.

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Home Science) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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