BSc Home Science Elective B Pediatric Nutrition Theory 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 Theory
Module I: Growth Monitoring and Medical Nutrition Therapy in Pediatric
- Conditions
- 1 Evaluation for growth monitoring and stunting
- 2 Basic concepts of Etiology, pathophysiology, diagnostics and assessment,
- medical management and medical nutrition therapy in:
- i Pediatric Malnutrition – Overview of PEM, Severe Acute Malnutrition and Moderate Acute Malnutrition
- ii Juvenile Obesity
- iii Type 2 diabetes and hypertension Inborn errors of Metabolism
- iv Type 1 diabetes mellitus
- v Pediatric Allergies and food intolerances
- vi Respiratory Diseases: Chronic Bronchitis and Asthma
- vii Neurological diseases– cognitive deficits, ADHD
Module II: Basic concepts of Etiology, pathophysiology, diagnostics and assessment
- medical management and medical nutrition therapy in Pediatric Clinical Conditions
- 1 Basic concepts of Etiology, pathophysiology, diagnostics and assessment,
- medical management and medical nutrition therapy in:
- i Congenital Heart Disease
- ii Diseases of the Gastrointestinal System – Diarrhoea, Celiac disease and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- iii Liver diseases – hepatitis, fatty liver and fulminant hepatitis
- iv Pediatric Cancers
- v Renal issues – Glomerular nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, Renal Failure
- vi Pediatric Arthritis and autoimmune diseases
- vii Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition (Overview)
Reference Books
- a Brown, J. E. (2019). Nutrition through the life cycle. Cengage Learning.
- b Clinical nutrition handbook. (2022). Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers.
- c King, K., & Samour, P. Q. (2013). Essentials of pediatric nutrition. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
- d Longvah, T., Anantan, I., Bhaskarachary, K., & Venkaiah, K. (2017). Indian food composition tables. National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research.
- e Nix, S. (2021). Williams' basic nutrition and diet therapy. Elsevier.
- f Nutrition in critical care. (2014). Cambridge University Press.
- g Raymond, J. L. (2020). Krause and Mahan’s food and the nutrition care process (15th ed.). Elsevier.
- h Raymond, R. M., & Morrow, K. (2022). Krause and Mahan’s food and the nutrition care process (16th ed.). Elsevier.
- i Samour, P. Q., & King, K. (2012). Pediatric nutrition. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
- j Sizer, F., & Whitney, E. (2020). Nutrition: Concepts and controversies. Cengage Learning.
- k 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.