Tamil Nadu HSE First Year Nutrition and Dietetics study materials
Tamil Nadu HSE First Year Nutrition and Dietetics study resources

Tamil Nadu HSE First Year Nutrition and Dietetics case studies

Tamil Nadu HSE First Year Nutrition and Dietetics · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The Tamil Nadu HSE First Year Nutrition and Dietetics course is the Class 11 elective offered under the Tamil Nadu State Board Higher Secondary curriculum for students who have chosen the Home Science / Nutrition stream. It introduces the scientific study of food and the human body's use of it: what nutrients are, how the body digests and absorbs them, how energy needs are calculated, and how meals are planned for different age groups and communities. The Tamil Nadu HSE First Year Nutrition and Dietetics case studies are 5 cases and about 4,801 words.

1

The Pale Class XI Girl Who Drinks Tea With Every Meal

Priya, a 15-year-old studying in Class XI at a government higher secondary school in Salem, is sent to the school health clinic because she keeps sitting out of physical education. Her haemoglobin is 8.4 g/dL.

973 words, about 5 min
2

Fifteen Minutes After Eating: A Post-Gastrectomy Patient

Sundaram, 58, a retired bank clerk in Madurai, had a partial gastrectomy 14 months ago for a bleeding ulcer. He has since lost 9 kg.

939 words, about 5 min
3

Setting a Calorie Target for a Teacher Who Skips Breakfast

Kavitha, 38, is a government school teacher in Coimbatore. She is 158 cm tall and weighs 85 kg.

955 words, about 5 min
4

Forty-Six Students Vomiting After the Annual Day Lunch

At a government higher secondary school's annual day in Villupuram district, 240 students were served lunch at 1:30 pm. The lemon rice and chicken curry had been cooked in the school kitchen between 8:30 and 9:30 am, then left in large aluminium vessels on the floor of the store room, loosely covered with cloth, until serving.

982 words, about 5 min
5

Two Interventions Only: Prioritising in a Drought-Prone Block

A block health team in a drought-prone taluk of Ramanathapuram district surveyed 480 children under five. Weight-for-age below -2 SD was found in 38%, and 11% were below -3 SD with visible wasting; two children had pitting oedema.

952 words, about 5 min