NUTR& 101 - Nutrition

5 CR

Previously NUTR 130.
Study of human nutrition and health. Topics include digestion, absorption and processing nutrients in the body; chemistry and functions of the major nutrients: carbohydrates, fat, protein; vitamin and mineral functions; food, culture and diet, energy balance, diet and metabolism; fitness and health; nutrition of the life cycle, food safety and local and world hunger issues. Either NUTR 130 or NUTR& 101 may be taken for credit, but not both.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 160 or CHEM 121, or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 160.

Course Outcomes

Describe a healthy diet in the context of current scientific evidence and cultural (social, ethnic, religious, etc.) health and diet patterns.
Explain the uses and limitations of the various dietary reference intakes (DRI) for human nutrition.
Conduct and evaluate a current nutritional status self-analysis.
Explain how micro and macro nutrients function in digestion, absorption and elimination in the human body.
Explain how diet and exercise impact human health.
Explain the types of eating disorders their health impacts.
Discuss the importance and value of food safety and the main types and functions of food additives.
Discuss food scarcity, impact and solutions in relation to local and global hunger

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