Food Sciences, Nutrition Courses
No one in the society can deny the significance of nutritious diet. Nutritious food is the symbol of good health. Various types of health problems can occur due to lake of nutritious food in our diet in proper quantity. There fore the area of nutritious and food sciences and becomes very important and significant. As result the food and nutrition has become a very promising career option. Basically the job of nutrition consultant is research on the nutritive value and componetents of the different meals and diet
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Required eligibility:
For the admission in food and nutrition courses, minimum qualification is 10+2.
The candidate must clear 10+2 level with biology, physics, and chemistry. For the admission in master’s level interested student must clear their bachelor of science in food and nutrition stream. For the PG diploma courses it is necessary to have graduation degree in any science discipline
Benefits
As the society grows day by day people become more aware about there health and fitness. Now they prefer more and more healthy and nutritious food in their diet. So the demand of nutrition consultant and dietician is increasing in those particular prospects. Generally the demand of nutrition consultant and dietician found in research centre for food, hospital, airlines, mertnity, health care center for child’s, health care centre for physically handicapped person as well as mentally retarded peoples, training institute for dietetics . The nutrition consultant can also find employment opportunities in beauty clinics, institutional cafeterias, hospitals, and canteens.
Courses
There are Varity of course offers in the field of food sciences and nutrition courses. Some is as bellow:
1. Certificate course in nutrition and dietetics.
2. Diploma course in nutrition and dietetics.
3. PG diploma in home science.
4. PG diploma in nutrition and dietetics.
For bachelor courses:
1. B.sc in home science
2. B.sc in nutrition and dietetics.
3. B.sc programmes in food technology.
For the masters course
1. M.sc in home science
2. M.sc in nutrition and dietetics.
3. M.sc programmes in food technology.
Course duration:
The duration of various course in food science and nutrition course varies with particular programe. Such as there is one year diploma, PG diploma and B.ed program in food and nutrition courses. Three year bachelor’s course and two year of master’s course are also available in food and nutrition courses.
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