NUTRITION CONCEPTS AND BACKGROUND
1.1 Objective and Importance of Nutrition and Nutrients
1.2 The Role of Public and Private Organizations with Regards to National and World Health
1.3 Malaysian Dietary Guidelines

OVERVIEW OF BASIC HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
2.1 Structure of the human body
2.2 Digestion, Absorption and Transport System

CARBOHYDRATES AND FIBER
3.1 Chemist's view of carbohydrate
3.2 Function of carbohydrate and fiber in human body
3.3 Source of food and body requirements for carbohydrate and fiber
3.4 Deficiencies and Health Issues related with carbohydrate and fiber

PROTEIN
4.1 Chemist's view of protein
4.2 Function of protein in human body
4.3 Source of food and body requirements for protein
4.4 Deficiencies and Health Issues related with protein

LIPIDS: FATS & OILS
5.1 Chemist's view of lipid
5.2 Function of lipid in human body
5.3 Source of food and body requirements for protein
5.4 Deficiencies and Health Issues related with protein

WATER
6.1 Function of water in human body
6.2 Requirements for water and fluid
6.3 Deficiencies and Toxicity related with water consumption


VITAMINS
7.1 Bioavailability and factors influencing
7.2 Fat soluble vitamins: Vitamin A, D, E and K
- Function of fat-soluble vitamins in human body
- Source of food and body requirements for fat soluble vitamins relate
- Deficiencies and Toxicity related with fat soluble vitamins
7.3 Water soluble vitamins: Vitamin B complex and Vitamin C
- Function of water-soluble vitamins
- Source of food and body requirements for water soluble vitamins
- Deficiencies and Toxicity related with water soluble vitamins

MINERALS
8.1. Macrominerals
- Function of macrominerals in human body
- Source of food and body requirements for macrominerals
- Deficiencies and Toxicity related with macrominerals
8.2. Trace mineral - Iron, Zinc, Iodine, Selenium
- Function of trace minerals in human body
- Source of food and body requirements for trace minerals
- Deficiencies and Toxicity related with trace minerals

Q1 : Is this course offered for registered full time student in UiTM only?
A1 : Same as other MOOC courses in UiTM, this course is open to the public and also can be enrolled by non-UiTM students.

Q2 : Is there any pre-requisite for this course?
A2 : There is no pre-requisite requirement to enrol on this course

Q3 : What is the difference between this course and other nutrition courses available?
A3 : The nutritional intake and recommendations given in this e-content are based on Recommended Nutritional Intake (RNI) Malaysia, which has mostly superseded the major textbook and references.