Learn how to feel better, gain and maintain a healthy body and how a nutrition professional applies this practical knowledge. A special emphasis is placed on understanding and evaluating fads and fallacies in nutrition. Besides basic nutritional information, the course explores special nutritional concerns of the athletic, the vegetarian, and the relationship between various addictions and nutrition. This course is designed for the non-science major and is also recommended for human service students who desire to study the application of nutrition to addictions. This course explores the various nutrients, their sources, digestion, absorption, metabolism, interaction, storage, and excretion.
Current research is presented against a background of basic nutritional concepts.
Special emphasis is given to the role nutrition plays in the current health care delivery system and how nutrition can be emphasized to promote health maintenance. Designed for science majors and students with a strong science background who desire a more in-depth approach to biological topics. BIOL 1407 and 1409 may not both be counted toward graduation. Designed for science majors and students with a strong science background who desire a more in-depth approach to biological topics. An introduction to the diversity, anatomy, physiology, reproduction, development, behavior, and evolution of living organisms.