Applying Biochemistry to Nutrition

Catalog description

The course provides the student with a beginning understanding of how the biochemistry and metabolism under instruction applies to the human body. This includes the localization of biochemical processes within tissues and organs, the organ specific utilization of macronutrients as fuel sources, organ-specific specialization of macronutrient metabolism, and the anatomical features that accommodate and facilitate these functions. This course is supplemental to BMB 211 : Elementary Biochemistry, and helps the student apply the biochemical activities taught in BMB 211 in the context of human physiology and nutrition. The beginning level coverage offered in both BMB 211 and NUTR 211R will prepare students for NUTR 445 , Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism.