This course will address all aspects of nutrition, physical and mental health, the enduring link between the three, and strategies to promote health in both areas.
For students of any major. Terminology used in medical sciences. Development of medical vocabulary.
Prerequisite: CHEM 111 and CHEM 111L. Students who have taken high school chemistry may take CHEM 111 and CHEM 111L concurrently. For dietetics students and those desiring a focus on the science of nutrition. Functions, metabolism, and sources of nutrients will be studied applying recommendations and an evidence-based approach.
For students of any major. Investigation of the principles of nutrition as applied to humans. (LAC, gtP)
Prerequisite: FND 245 or FND 250 or FND 357. Nutrition applied to the various stages of life, from conception to the later years. Socioeconomic, psychological, physiological factors affecting food intake.