Schedule
Tue-Thu, 9:00 AM - 11:45 AM (5/27/2025 - 8/9/2025) Location: MAIN 3 304
Wed, 9:00 AM - 11:45 AM (5/27/2025 - 8/9/2025) Location: MAIN 3 304
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.