SCI 135Science of Nutrition

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This comprehensive survey course provides students with a foundational understanding of basic nutrition principles and their impact on overall health and well-being. Lectures and inquiry-based exercises will explore the processes of consumption, digestion, metabolism, and storage of the nutrients in food, and how these nutrients affect the human body. Analyze the factors that influence eating patterns and make recommendations based on current research and national standards to improve diet and health. Students will learn the elements of nutritional analysis by evaluating personal eating patterns. Introduce the research process by exploring current topics in nutrition and evaluating claims based on scientific inquiry using class discussions, case studies, and web-based resources. The emphais will be on the acquisition of science, research, and evidence-based nutrition knowledge with regard to nutrition and health.