Life Cycle Nutrition

Catalog description

This course explores the relationship between nutrition and growth, development, and normal functioning of individuals through each stage of life from infancy to senior adults. It covers the physiological, biochemical, sociological, and developmental factors that affect nutrient requirements, deficiencies, and recommendations at various stages of the life cycle. In order to address nutritional needs, the course also provides specific community nutrition methods for planning, developing, and implementing healthy eating interventions. Special topics include heart disease, diabetes, pregnancy, and lactation, food habits of children, and those associated with aging.