International Nutrition

• Topics

  • Introduction, major nutritional challenges and scope of international nutrition work
  • Malnutrition in infants, children, adolescents and adults
  • Micronutrient deficiencies: Iron, iodine, vitamin A and zinc
  • Nutrition transition: The effects of modernisation and urbanisation
  • Nutritional assessment of vulnerable populations
  • Determinants of hunger and malnutrition: social, political, economic and environmental considerations
  • Nutrition in emergency situations
  • Program approaches to prevention and treatment of malnutrition
  • Future challenges: policy and research implications

• Study resources

  • Online Materials

    • Resources and Links

No eligibility requirements

Special requirements

No special requirements

The International Nutrition subject reviews global food and nutrition issues; and nutrition problems from an international perspective. The subject examines the importance of maternal, infant and child nutrition in development; nutrient-disease interactions from a medical, social, economic and agricultural viewpoint. Students study global food systems; genetically-modified foods; disaster and famine management; international community food interventions; nutrition promotion programs and strategies in developing countries.

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• Assignment 1 - Journal Article Review (30%)
• Assignment 2 - Case Study (40%)
• Assignment 3 - Essay (30%)

Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a subject.