A Hands on Training Programme on Cardio Vascular Disease, Diabetes Mellitus and Renal Diet was organized by the Department of Food Science and Processing Management, SLCS, Madurai on 25.02.2020. Mrs. V. Suganya Senior Clinical Dietitian & Head of the Dietetics Department, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Madurai, was invited as the technical expert
The Programme was inaugurated by Dr. R.Durgadevi (Assistant Professor & Head in Charge) who gave a brief introduction of the programme. The Training was attended by all the I B.Sc and II B.Sc students of FS & PM. Mrs.V.Suganya started the training with a presentation on cardiovascular diet followed by Diabetic Diet and Renal Diet. A discussion was held between the students and the expert.
The students were divided into four groups. Each group planned a Day’s diet and prepared selected recipes for specific conditions. These were discussed with the expert who also clarified the student’s queries. The outcome of the workshop was that the students had a positive interaction among themselves.