BSc Home Science Childhood Adolescence and Geriatric Nutrition Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This is the Semester 4 syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. 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 Childhood Adolescence and Geriatric Nutrition
Module I: Nutrition in Childhood and Adolescence
- I Nutrition during Infancy and Childhood
- i Physiological Development and nutritional requirements of the infant
- ii Breast feeding practices for optimal development
- iii Complementary feeding and weaning schedule
- iv Physiological changes, nutritional requirements, lifestyle recommendations and common health issues in toddlerhood, preschooler, early and late childhood.
- II Nutrition in Adolescence:
- i Physiological changes, nutritional requirements, lifestyle recommendations and common health issues in puberty, early, middle and late adolescent period
- ii Factors influencing food habits in the adolescent and strategies to ensure nutritional adequacy
Module II: Nutrition for the Geriatric Population
- i Physiological changes in aging
- ii Nutritional requirements and lifestyle recommendations for healthy aging, longevity and well being
- iii Common health issues in the elderly and dietary and lifestyle methods to address it.
- iv Degenerative diseases and neurological decline and dietary and lifestyle methods to address it.
Text Books & Reference Books
- 1 Agostoni C.(ed) and Brunser O. (ed).(2007). Issues in Complementary Feeding (Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series-Pediatric Programme, vol 60).Nestec Ltd./ S. Karger Ag.: Vevey.(Switzerland).
- 2 Basic Food Preparation (Third Edition). (2001). India: Orient Longman Private Limited.
- 3 Brown, J. E., Lechtenberg, E., Murtaugh, M. A., Splett, P. L., Strang, J., Wong, R., Bowser, E. K., Leo nberg, B. L., Sahyoun, N. R. (2020). Nutrition Through the Life Cycle. United States: Cengage Learning.
- 4 Longvah, T., An̲antan̲, I., Bhaskarachary, K., Venkaiah, K. (2017). Indian Food Composition Tables. India: National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research.
- 5 Manay, N. S., Shadaksharaswamy, M. (2008). Food: Facts and Principles. India: New Age International (P) Limited.
- 6 Mudambi R and Rajagopal M.V.(2012).Fundamentals of Foods, Nutrition and Diet Therapy. New Age International : New Delhi.
- 7 Raymond MS, R., Morrow, K. (2022). Krause and Mahan's Food and the Nutrition Care Process, 16e, E-Book. United States: Elsevier.
- 8 Recommended Dietary Allowance for Indians 2024 https://www.nin.res.in/dietaryguidelines/pdfjs/locale/DGI07052024P.pdf
- 9 Srilakshmi, B. (2006). Nutrition Science. India: New Age International.
- 10 Srilakshmi, B. (2011). Dietetics. India: New Age International Pub.
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Home Science) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.