1. Upper Secondary
Food & Nutrition

2. Upper Secondary
Food & Nutrition

3. 2009 2010 2011
Total No. of Deaths 17,101 17,610 18,027
% of Total Deaths
1
.
1) Cancer
[ICD9 : 140-208]
29.3 28.5 30.0
2
.
2) Circulatory System :
(i) Ischaemic Heart
Disease
[ICD9 : 410-414]
19.2 18.7 16.4
4
.
(ii) Cerebrovascular
Disease (including
stroke)
[ICD9 : 430-438]
8.0 8.4 9.0
6
.
(iii) Other Heart Diseases
(hypertension etc)
[ICD9 : 393-398,402,415-429]
4.4 4.8 5.0
1
0
.
10) Diabetes Mellitus
[ICD9 : 250]
1.7 1.0 1.7
Principal Causes of Death - 2011
Source – Ministry of Health Singapore

4. Upper Secondary
Food & Nutrition
Estimated Percentages of Cancer Due to Selected
Factors*
Diet 35% to 60%
Tobacco 30%
Air and Water Pollution 5%
Alcohol 3%
Radiation 3%
Medications 2%
* These figures are rough estimates based on data from: Cancer Rates and Risks, National Cancer Institute (Washington, DC: 1985), and R.
Doll and R. Peto, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1981, 66(6):1191-308. Other factors may also play a role in certain forms
of cancer and are not included in this table. Categories may overlap. For example, both tobacco and alcohol contribute to esophageal
cancer.

5. Aims of Food & Nutrition

6. Upper Secondary
Food & Nutrition
Coursework-based subjects consisting of a
project and a written examination paper
3E
F&N ‘O’ Level 6087 (Project - 60% Written Exam - 40%)
3A/3T
F&N ‘NA’ Level 6072 (Project - 60% Written Exam - 40%)

7. Upper Secondary
Design & Technology
Food & Nutrition
Course available in JCs and MI
Grades for F&N can be used towards computation of L1R5
for admission to JCs or L1R4 for admission to MI
Courses available in the Polytechnics and ITEs
F&N – Health Sciences, Chemical & Life Science (e.g.
Baking & Culinary Science, Applied Food Science
& Nutrition)

8. Upper Secondary
Design & Technology
Food & Nutrition
Courses available at Shatec
Diploma in Culinary Skills
Diploma in Pastry and Baking
Certificate in Hospitality English
ITE Traineeship Scheme
Nitec in Pastry & Baking
Nitec in Food & Beverage Operations
Nitec in Western Culinary Arts

9. Upper Secondary
Food & Nutrition
Careers and Prospects
Food and Healthcare industries
Research Chef, Baking Technologist, Culinary
Technologist, Nutrition Executive, Dietician, Nutrition
Educator, Food Chemist, Food Laboratory Technologist,
R&D Executive, Food Service and Operations Executive in
hotels and restaurants, Chef, etc

10. Upper Secondary
Food & Nutrition
What attributes do we look for?
Passion for problem solving
Curiosity for technology and sciences
Perseverance and resourcefulness when faced with
challenges in projects

11. Leading Causes of Death Summary Chart
U.S. - Year 2002
All 2002
Deaths By Age Group
(1,000s)
% of
Total
1 - 4
(5 years)
5-14
(10
years)
15-24
(10
years)
25-44
(20
years)
45-64
(20 years)
65-Up
(30 years)
1 Heart Disease 710 30% 169 236 931
15,26
7
97,334 595,440
2 Cancer 552 23% 393
1,01
7
1,66
8
20,20
0
136,363 392,082
3 Cerebro-Vascular 166 7% 45 78 193 3,122 15,735 146,725
4 Chronic Lung Disease 124 5% 130 180 14,086 107,888
5 Accidents 94 4%
1,78
0
2,87
8
13,6
16
24,81
7
18,252 31,332
6 Diabetes 69 3% 2,416 13,958 52,102
7 Pneumonia/ Influenza 67 3% 96 188 1,437 60,261
8 Alzheimer's 49 2% 48,492
9 Nephritis, nephrosis 38 2% 4,821 31,588
1
0
Septicemia 32 1.3% 91 25,143
1
1
Suicide 28 1.2% 297
3,87
7
10,88
4
8,052
1
2
Liver disease 26 1.1% 3,644 12,206