Nutrition and Diet Therapy

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide knowledge about the basic principles of nutrition, nutrition in health promotion and nutrition in health care. The topics of this course include essential nutrients, their sources, absorption, metabolisms and functions, nutrition across the life span and an introduction to clinical nutrition. Credit will not be awarded for both PED 115 and NRS 132. NOTE: All courses may be selected as an elective course in all programs. All one credit activity courses may be repeated for a total of two credits. ELA Placement: ENG 101 Requirement Prerequisite: None Semester Hour(s): 3 hour(s) Lecture / Lab Hours: 3 lec/week