BIOL 140 — Science of Nutrition
3 Lecture Hours, 3 Lab Hours, 4 Credits Prerequisites: ENGL 060 Course Fees: C, H This course explores nutrition as a scientific discipline. Information on the chemical, biological and metabolic nature of major and minor nutrients will be covered. Food choices and habits will be examined, and aspects of clinical nutrition will be introduced. Nutrition research will be explained and how information flows from the lab bench to popular press will be explored. Current popular nutritional thinking will be reviewed and critiqued by reviewing books, movies, and written articles. Laboratory exercises will support lecture topics. General Education Category: Science – Scientific Knowledge & Reasoning (SKR)