NUTRI 300    Nutrition    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: MATH 30
General Education: AA/AS Area III(b); CSU Area E1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course examines the basic principles of nutrition, sources and functions of the nutrients in all stages of the life cycle, nutrition as a world problem, and consumer problems related to food. The course will emphasize topics such as weight loss, sports nutrition, sustainable food, food safety, the diet-disease relationship, global nutrition and analysis of special nutritional requirements from the prenatal period through the geriatric years. An evaluation of personal dietary habits using current dietary guidelines and nutritional assessment methods will be completed to help students analyze their own nutritional health.

Schedule: Full Term, Aug 22-Dec 17
MW           02:30PM-03:50PM   LEC   J.BoarerPitchford    El Dorado EDC A205   23426