Undergraduate NS 10. Foods are discussed as a source of nutrients, and the evidence is reviewed as to the effects of nutrition on health. The emphasis of the course is on issues of current interest and on worldwide problems of food and nutrition. The students are required to record their own diet, calculate the composition, and evaluate its nutrient content in light of their particular needs.
Topics vary from semester to semester.
These seminars offer lower division students the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member and a group of peers in a small seminar setting. Topics vary from semseter to semester. Study of special topics in nutritional sciences that are not covered in depth in regular courses. Designed for students with lower division standing. Written report required upon completion of the project.