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BIO 161 - Nutrition in Health and Disease


Lecture Hours/Week: 3
Lab Hours/Week: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: high school biology and chemistry or equivalent, and two years of high school mathematics
Final Exam Required: Yes


Course Description:

Course Objectives: To familiarize the student with the importances of good nutrition to the well being of the individual, the changes that occur over the span of a lifetime, and the need for diet therapy in disease.

Content Outline:

WeekTopics
1Food Guide Pyramid, Labels, Carbohydrates
2Lipids and Proteins
3Vegetarianism, Digestion and Absorption
4TEST 1 - Metabolism and Energy Balance
5Vitamins, Water, Minerals; Nutrient Analysis Project
6Weight Control; Exchange Diet, Fitness, and Nutrition
7TEST 2 - Nutrition Assessment and Intervention
8Life Cycle Nutrition
9Modified Diets / Enteral Nutrition
10Nutrition Support / Prenatal Nutrition
Nutrition Analysis Project
11TEST 3 - High Calorie, High Protein Diets
12CHO Modified Diets
13Fat & Mineral Modified Diets
14Protein, Mineral and Fluid Modified
15Nutrition and Disease
16FINAL EXAM


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