The material covered in CNU/NS 601 consists of three major emphasis areas: (1) review of carbohydrate, lipid, and protein structure, synthesis, absorption, and metabolism, (2) the impact of nutritional influences on macronutrient metabolism to health and disease, (3) the influence of micronutrient metabolism on the regulation of energy balance. The objective of this course is to provide students a strong knowledge base related to macronutrient metabolism in the context of select chronic diseases and energy balance.

This course enables students to develop a working knowledge of applied nutrition. Specific topics include federal feeding programs, food policy, surveillance, use of online nutrition and research tools, current dietary guidelines, and diet assessment.

Emphasis is directed toward the scientific underpinnings and evidence- based applied nutrition strategies for human performance. General focus areas will be categorized as nutrition needs for chronic training or acute phases (i.e. before, during and post acute training sessions and competition) in competition and sport. Targeted focus areas are: macronutrient metabolism, energy availability and expenditure, body composition, the metabolic basis of weight management in sport, micro- nutrient needs, ergogenic aids, disordered eating and eating disorders, and water and electrolyte balance.

Focus will be on the use of the most recently developed techniques and model systems in molecular biology for studying nutrient regulation of gene expression. Examples include current problems in nutrition such as models for engineering plants containing more desirable nutrient sources (fats); for studying effects of various nutrients in transgenic mice on tumor suppressor genes and oncogene expression, that are important in cancer prevention; and for studying nutrient effects on genes that modulate obesity.

The purpose of this course is to stimulate thinking and discussion about the ethical dilemmas facing biomedical and clinical research today. This class was developed in response to changes in societal perception and regulatory issues in biomedical research. By discussing the many facets of realistic ethical challenges, we will be able to respond in the most thoughtful and appropriate manner allowed by the situation.

The material covered in CNU 612 is designed to help students select and use appropriate anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, dietary, functional, and socioeconomic assessment techniques to identify and prioritize the nutritional problems and needs of populations and communities. The course will outline intervention strategies to guide students through the process of improving nutritional problems in target populations while using critical thinking skills.

The material covered in CNU 702 via readings and the various clinical and/or community-based rotation (s), the student will complete the Nutrition Care Process on individual(s) beginning with Nutrition Assessment (Anthropometric, Biochemical, Clinical, Dietary, and Environmental data) followed by Nutrition Diagnosis, Nutrition Intervention, Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation as applicable. Students will present these findings in 1 writing assignment (about one patient) and 1 presentation (about a different patient) per credit hour enrolled.

CNU 704 students will develop skills in independent, critical evaluation of the current literature in nutritional sciences. These skills will be developed through reading, writing and class discussion of published articles from peer reviewed journals.

NS/CNU 782 is independent advanced work on a special problem in nutritional sciences. NS/CNU 782 Students will usually be involved in one of the following: a wet laboratory for nutritional sciences bench research, or a community outreach or nutrition education project.

NS/CNU 782 is independent advanced work on a special problem in nutritional sciences. NS/CNU 782 Students will usually be involved in one of the following: a wet laboratory for nutritional sciences bench research, or a community outreach or nutrition education project.