Basic principles of human nutrition with emphasis on the nutrients and factors which affect their utilization in the human body. Nutrition through the Life Cycle. An in-depth study of the normal growth, development, and nutrition associated with pregnancy, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and aging. Review of appropriate nutritional assessment methods. Experimental Food Science.
Emphasis is placed on basic scientific principles.
Includes fundamentals of quality assurance and the various subjective and objective methods of evaluation. Fundamentals of nutritional assessment techniques and management of diseases of infancy and childhood, diabetes, diseases of the heart, diseases of the upper and lower GI tract. Emphasis on physiology as related to disease and practical application of nutritional support. Includes case studies, practice problems, counseling methods and documentation. Cultural and Economic Aspects of Foods.