Schedule
Sat, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM (1/23/2019 - 5/17/2019) Location: MAIN 3 304
Sat, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM (1/23/2019 - 5/17/2019) Location: MAIN 3 307
Description
This is a basic course in the nutritional value of food and the relation of nutrition to health during the several stages of the growth process: pregnancy, infancy, early childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. This course includes a comprehensive study of nutrients, government food programs and nutrition standards; surveys and interventions. Current nutrition research, popular nutritional concepts, and the importance of nutrition in preventive medicine are stressed. Four hours of lecture and a two-hour lab session are required each week.