Information Package / Course Catalogue
Nutrition in Disabled People
Course Code: BDB209
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to be gained knowledge on `Impairment', `Disability', `Handicap terms, on physically and mentally handicapped people's nutritional status and to be taught its indicators, on up-to-date information of childhood- adolescent- adult period handicapped people?s health and their nutrition and on the nutritional assessment methods, requirements, products and practices in disabled people.

Course Content

The meaning of `Handicapped, Disability and Their Role in Public, The difficulties and impossibleness of Being Handicapped, Physically and Mental Disordered People Nutrition, Nutritional disorders, nutritional assessment, nutritional requirements, development of personal nutritional programs and special feeding methods in physically and mentally disordered people.

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