Nutrition Throughout Life

• • • Preconception nutrition.
  • • Pregnancy nutrition.
  • • Lactation nutrition.
  • • Infant nutrition.
  • • Toddler nutrition.
  • • Child nutrition.
  • • Adolescent nutrition.
  • • Adult nutrition 1.
  • • Adult nutrition 2.
  • • Older person nutrition.
  • • Dietary recommendations across the lifespan.

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

• LTU-DTN301-Diet Disease Relationships

• LTU-DTN201-Nutrition Fundamentals

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s)

Others

Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed DTN4LPN (Lifespan Nutrition), or DTN3LSP (Lifespan Nutrition), or DTN401 (Nutrition Throughout Life) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.

Additional requirements

• Software requirements - Nutritional analysis software - FoodWorks
• Other requirements - This subject is available through Open Universities Australia (OUA) and the course is restricted for enrolment. Single subject enrolments for restricted subjects are not available at OUA, please see https://www.latrobe.edu.au/study/apply/pathways/single-subject-entry for further information. Students who successfully complete two from the four open enrolment subjects (HBS101, DTN101, CHM101, PHE102) may apply under the Academic Eligibility category for admission to the restricted Bachelor of Food and Nutrition. You must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Food and Nutrition to be eligible to enrol in all other non-open access subjects offered in the degree.

In this subject, you will develop an understanding of nutrition requirements and physiological changes across the lifespan: pre-conception, pregnancy and foetal development, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and ageing. You will also learn about food and nutrition dietary patterns across the different life stages. You will be able to combine prior nutritional and biosciences knowledge and skills to gain a more in depth understanding of human nutritional needs, and habits/practices/behaviours.

Please note: this subject was previously known as DTN401 Nutrition Throughout Life.

• Nutrition through the life stages portfolio One 1200 word assignment (45%)
• 3 x 45 min quizzies (10% per quiz) (30%)
• Nutrition Education Resource (formative assessment) One 1000 word equivalent (25%)

Current study term: 26 Feb 23 to 28 May 23

Next study term: 27 Aug 23 to 26 Nov 23