MICRONUTRIENT METABOLISM

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This course will provide a detailed understanding of digestion, absorption, transport, and biochemical roles or pathways for various vitamins and minerals. Micronutrient requirements will be examined and provide an in-depth view of how micronutrient deficiencies and toxic doses can correspond to multiple nutritional and disease outcomes. Students will also be required to recall food-specific sources for these vitamins and minerals, as well as research and analyze current scholarly information and popular nutrition claims to think, analyze, and evaluate nutrition information critically.