Nutrition in
Health and Disease
Nutrition 405
Course
Outline
Unit 11
Life Cycle Nutrition II:
Children, Teenagers, and the Elderly
Overview
In this unit, we continue our consideration of special dietary needs experienced by people at various stages of the life cycle, with an overview of the nutrition appropriate for children, adolescents, and older adults.
Objectives
After completing this unit, you should be able to
- describe the special dietary needs of growing children.
- describe the special dietary needs of adolescents and discuss the special challenges to good nutrition and health faced by this group.
- describe the special dietary needs of older adults and discuss the special challenges to good nutrition and to health faced by this group.
