After completion of the course, students will be able to:
(1) Identify sources of reliable print and web-based nutrition information. (2) Recognize the role of nutrition in the prevention and management of common diseases, including cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and cancer. (3) Explain the role of diet in the etiology and prevention of disease at various life stages, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and advanced age. (4) Describe the extent, benefits, and risks of use of nutritional supplements. (5) Describe key public health nutrition guidelines, including the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Dietary Reference Intakes, and 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, and Daily Values. (6) Discuss food safety, foodborne illnesses, and other threats to the food supply. (7) Explain the role of dietary energy, body weight, body mass index, and physical activity in the prevention and management of disease. (8) Recognize the essential vitamins, minerals, and trace minerals, mechanisms by which they exert their effects, and their roles in prevention and treatment of disease. (9) Distinguish nutrition fads and fallacies from valid nutritional concepts and practices. (10) Recognize that nutrition and physical activity can have direct, substantial, and long-term effects on growth and development, health maintenance, and disease prevention and treatment. Click here for fall 2022 syllabus.
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