Information Package / Course Catalogue
Geriatric Nutrition
Course Code: BD309
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The importance of elderly nutrition, factors affect elderly nutrition, nutritional assessment of elderly, dietary food and nutrient requirements of elderly, the information to maintain health and well-being in later life, nutritional recommendations in elderly for health protection, improvement, development.

Course Content

Factors which effects food intake in elderly, importance of healthy nutrition in elderly, nutritional needs and dietary concerns of the elderly, nutritional assessments of elderly, nutritional deficiency disorders in elderly and nutritional recommendations in elderly for health protection, improvement, development.

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