# Nutritional Epidemiology: A Way Towards a Healthy Life

- Institution: Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
- Department: Multidisciplinary
- Teacher: Prof. Dhananjay D Mankar
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/127101002)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/127101002)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

This course introduces principles, methods, and applications of nutritional epidemiology — the study of dietary exposures and nutritional status in populations and their relation to health and disease. It equips students from public health, nutrition, medicine, life sciences and allied fields with conceptual knowledge of study designs, dietary assessment, measurement error, data analysis approaches, interpretation of results, and policy application

Intended audience: Undergraduate and Postgraduate students

Prerequisites: This course is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students from any discipline, especially those in life sciences, health, or wellness fields. While no prior course is mandatory, a basic understanding of human biology or nutrition will be helpful

## Lectures

1. [Lecture 1: Introduction to Nutritional Epidemiology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/f75d2b70784a) (YouTube)
2. [Lecture 2: Measurement of Diet and Nutritional Exposure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/53ff90825841) (YouTube)
3. [Lecture 3: Conceptual Frameworks in Nutritional Epidemiology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/ce4835b45d9b) (YouTube)
4. [Lecture 4: Nutrition and Population Health](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/c588341f5286) (YouTube)
5. [Lecture 5: Burden of Malnutrition and Public Health Priorities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/c6057db8bdd6) (YouTube)
6. [Lecture 6: Nutrients Vs Foods Vs Dietary Patterns](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/e54d24d09e64) (YouTube)
7. [Lecture 7: Basic Nutrition Science Refresher](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/4ac1904eaaa0) (YouTube)
8. [Lecture 8: Ethics And Equity in Nutrition Research](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/2e4a47284e6c) (YouTube)
9. [Lecture 9: Cultural Context in Nutrition Research](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/f68a95557cc8) (YouTube)
10. [Lecture 10: Module Summary & Key Readings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/cc05afbb1f79) (YouTube)
11. [Lecture 11: Overview of Epidemiologic Study Designs in Nutrition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/0f860e73d654) (YouTube)
12. [Lecture 12: Descriptive Epidemiology & Data Sources](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/a599c5a625f5) (YouTube)
13. [Lecture 13: Prospective cohort studies in nutrition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/2330c29d77b8) (YouTube)
14. [Lecture 14: Case–Control Studies and Dietary Recall Challenges](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/331e3e0f774a) (YouTube)
15. [Lecture 15: Randomized Controlled Trials](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/4bdd973a4a8b) (YouTube)
16. [Lecture 16: Community Trials and Public Health Interventions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/aa91eda1efec) (YouTube)
17. [Lecture 17: Causality in Study Designs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/7c69c92e1615) (YouTube)
18. [Lecture 18: Outcome Assessment in Nutrition Studies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/ccb8a2cef605) (YouTube)
19. [Lecture 19: Biomarkers in Nutritional Epidemiology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/dec07692371f) (YouTube)
20. [Lecture 20: Measures of Association and Effect](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/10e95471d56a) (YouTube)
21. [Lecture 21: Biases in Nutritional Epidemiology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/d858e5bcdec7) (YouTube)
22. [Lecture 22: Confounding and Causal Inference](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/b178920a69d8) (YouTube)
23. [Lecture 23: Effect Modification, Interaction, and Mediation in Diet Studies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/44488d5fd4f2) (YouTube)
24. [Lecture 24: Module Integration: Choosing A Design for A Research Question](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/17338b597f32) (YouTube)
25. [Lecture 25: Introduction to Dietary Assessment in Epidemiology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/65f58e2ae73f) (YouTube)
26. [Lecture 26: 24-Hour Dietary Recall](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/09c96fa1179b) (YouTube)
27. [Lecture 27: Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQ)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/3f57cadf5914) (YouTube)
28. [Lecture 28: Food Records, Diet Diaries and the Duplicate‑portion method](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/99fcdcf8ab72) (YouTube)
29. [Lecture 29: Biomarkers in Dietary Assessment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/83662b4bc2be) (YouTube)
30. [Lecture 30: Nutritional Status Assessment – Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/3cdb50707361) (YouTube)
31. [Lecture 31: Anthropometric Measurements](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/c8e73d65d3c3) (YouTube)
32. [Lecture 32: Biochemical and Clinical Assessment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/85081abeeec4) (YouTube)
33. [Lecture 33: Dietary Data Processing and Nutrient Analysis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/df51caa98033) (YouTube)
34. [Lecture 34: Measurement Error in Dietary Assessment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/342be8db7292) (YouTube)
35. [Lecture 35: Validation, Calibration & Adjustment Methods](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/4e01e5f4eed9) (YouTube)
36. [Lecture 36: Diet and Cardiovascular Disease: Epidemiological Evidence and Public Health Perspectives](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/7625da173220) (YouTube)
37. [Lecture 37: Obesity Epidemiology and Nutrition Transition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/2674d7a6339e) (YouTube)
38. [Lecture 38: Energy Balance, Food Environments, and Weight Regulation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/3b0c3863d9c7) (YouTube)
39. [Lecture 39: Diet and Type 2 Diabetes: Epidemiological Evidence and Prevention Strategies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/6b6fd01e1004) (YouTube)
40. [Lecture 40: Ultra-Processed Foods (UPFs) and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/307b1569ed17) (YouTube)
41. [Lecture 41:Diet and Cancer: Challenges and Evidence in Nutritional Epidemiology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/f883a9577557) (YouTube)
42. [Lecture 42:Maternal Nutrition and Pregnancy Outcomes: An Epidemiological Perspective](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/4e259dbcacff) (YouTube)
43. [Lecture 43: Infant and Young Child Nutrition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/060d4c65ca93) (YouTube)
44. [Lecture 44: Dietary Patterns in Nutritional Epidemiology: Concepts and Approaches](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/fc5879910482) (YouTube)
45. [Lecture 45:Advanced Statistical Protocols in Data-Driven Dietary Analysis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/82148e913b81) (YouTube)
46. [Lecture 46: Diet Quality Indices and Their Applications in Population Health Research](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/e04d60a4d3cc) (YouTube)
47. [Lecture 47: Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics, and Diet–Microbiome Interactions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/8302edd299e3) (YouTube)
48. [Lecture 48: Evidence Synthesis in Nutritional Epidemiology: From Research to Recommendations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/191f46789bdc) (YouTube)
49. [Lecture 49: Epidemiological Grand Rounds: Dissecting Biological Confounders](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/acdaee715398) (YouTube)
50. [Lecture 50: Public Health Battles: Translating Dietary Patterns into Global Policy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/b65e80e42ee2) (YouTube)
51. [Lecture 51: Translating Nutritional Epidemiology into Public Policy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/1c73f0d2b43b) (YouTube)
52. [Lecture 52: Evolution of Nutrition Policies and Programmes in India](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/39239bb61a86) (YouTube)
53. [Lecture 53: Nutrition Policy Analysis, Monitoring, and Evaluation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/1a698b015f0c) (YouTube)
54. [Lecture 54: Nutrition Surveillance Systems and Population-Based Nutrition Surveys](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/b3121943a5a1) (YouTube)
55. [Lecture 55: Food Fortification, Supplementation, and Public Health Nutrition Programmes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/53c8a721f3a9) (YouTube)
56. [Lecture 56: Food Environment, Behaviour Change, and Implementation Science](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/4816a8eb72d3) (YouTube)
57. [Lecture 57: Nutrition in Emergencies and Humanitarian Settings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/3c0b2371ec7e) (YouTube)
58. [Lecture 58: Digital Nutrition Epidemiology and Precision Public Health](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/cbe23abe3f47) (YouTube)
59. [Lecture 59: Emerging Frontiers in Nutritional Epidemiology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/4ab76bab3ea4) (YouTube)
60. [Lecture 60: From Evidence to Action: Integrating Nutrition Science, Policy, and Practice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127101002/b49f97b66552) (YouTube)