Prereq: Admission to MS degree program in Nutrition and Food Systems or MS degree program in Science Translation and Outreach or Consent of Instructor.
This course focuses on the many factors that influence food-related behaviors at the individual level. For example, students will explore the development of eating behaviors from infancy into adulthood, as influenced by biological, psychological, social, cultural, environmental, and personal factors. The course will demonstrate the ways in which application of health behavior theories can guide individuals to adopt health-related diet changes.
This course focuses on the many factors that influence food-related behaviors at the individual level. For example, students will explore the development of eating behaviors from infancy into adulthood, as influenced by biological, psychological, social, cultural, environmental, and personal factors. The course will demonstrate the ways in which application of health behavior theories can guide individuals to adopt health-related diet changes.