ALLH 220 — Fundamentals of Nutrition
This course is designed to provide a broad understanding of the scientific principals of nutrition. Students will learn to identify nutrients, and the process by which the human body ingests, digests, absorbs, transports and converts the food we eat into energy. Students will explore the relationships between nutrition, health and disease. Lectures, readings, activities and discussions will allow students to gain the skills necessary to scientifically evaluate claims made about nutrition that often appear in print, media and in social networks. They will learn to think critically and develop a scientific foundation to explain how nutrition choices influence life stages. The biochemical pathways and physiological approaches to nutrition will be emphasized.