Section outline
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This knowledge area will expose students to understand the differences between food allergy and intolerances, causes and symptoms of food allergy. Identify diseases caused by contaminated food and understand precautions for protecting food from contamination. This knowledge area will help students to acquire basic understanding of how diets affect the gastrointestinal disorders and diseases. The definitions of several cardio-vascular diseases their risk factors, types, patient and principles for selection of meal planning and the use of diet in caring for the renal disease conditions will be discussed.