NUTR 408: Nutrition of Vulnerable Groups and in Emergency Situation (Prerequisites: NUTN 401, NUTN 403)

Study of the nutritional requirements in pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence and in the aged. Relationship between maternal diet and pregnancy outcome. Breast feeding, weaning, nutrition of premature infants Complementary feeding, Alternative feeding in special conditions. Nutrition in emergencies. This course will discuss emergency situations that threaten food security and nutrition. A historical perspective on where and when nutritional emergencies occur will with reflection on the most nutritionally vulnerable groups during emergencies. Types of responses to nutritional emergencies