Instructor:
Tammy J Stephenson
212
Credits:
3.0
002
Building:
Funkhouser Building
Room:
Rm.200
Semester:
Fall 2023
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Introductory Nutrition
Requisites:
Prereq: CHE 105 or CHE 103 or CHE 108; plus, past or concurrent enrollment BIO 103 or BIO 148 or BIO 152 or BIO 208.
Class Type:
LEC
1:00 pm
1:50 pm
Days:
MWF
This course provides students, including future healthcare professionals, with core nutrition knowledge associated with wellness, quality-of-life, and diet-related health conditions. It emphasizes the physiological relationships between nutrition and health such as nutrient metabolism, digestive disorders, chronic disease, disordered eating, meal planning, and food and nutrient insecurity.
An elementary study of the principles of nutrition and the application of these principles to providing adequate nutrition to humans. The chemical and physiological approach to nutrition is emphasized.
DHN