Investigate various issues in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics. Each workshop has a subtitle and no subtitle may be repeated for credit. Repeatable, under different subtitles. Study of the chemical and physical properties of food and the effects of processing and preparation, preservation and storage. Basic nutrition concepts including individual nutrients and their association with disease states.
Course is intended for nursing and other allied health professional students.
Dietetic majors only. Development of the dietetic profession. Examination of topics in nutrition and dietetics not covered in previous coursework. Methods of teaching nutrition in different educational settings. The study of developmental stages, nutrient requirements, appropriate diet and eating behaviors for children from conception through school age, common nutrition related conditions of children and nutrition for the pregnant and lactating woman.