“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” ~ Hippocrates
Malnutrition during childhood, which encompasses both under and over nutrition, has a profound impact on the long-term health of populations. This course will serve as an introduction to the fundamental concepts of nutrition with a particular emphasis on maternal-fetal aspects, infancy through adolescence.
This course is designed for all learners at the Masters and PhD levels in Population and Public Health.
Time and Location:
Term 2
Tuesday 9:30am – 12:30pm
B136, SPPH
Dr. Rajavel Elango
Assistant Professor Rajavel Elango
The goal of my research program is to identify protein and amino acid (building blocks of protein) requirements during key life stages of growth and development, including pregnancy, childhood and malnutrition.
Undernutrition or malnutrition has been implicated to be the underlying cause of ~50% of all deaths in children in the developing world. My research will examine the impact of childhood malnutrition on protein and amino acid requirements with collaborations between research institutes located in India and CFRI in Vancouver.