Curriculum Objective
Objective
General Objectives
Explain the application of the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) in clinical practice, become aware of age-specific nutrient recommendations including the tolerable upper limit (TUL), acceptable macronutrient distribution range (AMDR), and understand where these may be modified during growth, and special physiological states such as infancy, adolescence and high intensity exercise.

Curriculum Block

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition
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Tutorial

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Basic Sciences
Nutrition
Curriculum Block
Part 3 Medical Foundation 3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Curriculum Week
Part 3
Discipline
Gastroenterology Pediatrics Nutritional Sciences
McMaster Program Competencies
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations. 2.4 Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resource allocation, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations
MeSH
Growth and Development [G07.345] Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena [G07.203.650.220.500] Nutrition Policy [N03.706.825.608.428.650] Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena [G07.203.650.220.060] Reference Values [E05.978.810] Diet [G07.203.650.240] Adolescent [M01.060.057] Growth [G07.345.249] Nutritional Requirements [G07.203.650.620] Infant [M01.060.703] Food [J02.500] Exercise [I03.350]

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