NUTR*3210 - Fundamentals of Nutrition

Course Description

Fish, Eggs, Oil, Avocado, Seeds, and Nuts laid out on a green wooden tabletop

This is the foundation course for the study of nutrition. The occurrence, uptake and metabolic role of nutrients will be discussed in relation to growth, reproduction and longevity in human subjects, domestic animals and other species.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the learner should be able to:

Identify and describe the compounds and elements of nutritional importance, primarily to human beings, as related to digestion, absorption, metabolism, and physiological processes;
Discuss relevant nutritional methodologies, including proximate analysis, digestibility, determination of protein quality and nitrogen balance, basal metabolic rate and calorimetry;
Apply the scientific method to the critical evaluation and management of nutritional information from a variety of sources;
Formulate critical solutions to nutrition-related problems that are accurate, clear, and audience-appropriate; and
Improve scientific literacy through the exploration nutrition-related case studies.

Course Topics

Food/Feed Composition Analysis & Digestive Systems
Energy
Intermediary Metabolism
Carbohydrate Digestion, Metabolism, and Impact on Health
Lipid Classification, Digestion, Metabolism, and Impact on Health
Protein Classification, Digestion, Metabolism, and Impact on Health
Metabolic Integration
Micronutrients

Additional Requirements

Prerequisite(s): BIOC*2580

Assessment

Assessment Item	Weight	Learning Outcomes
Quizzes	10% (2 x 5% each)	1, 2, 3, 4
Discussion Assignment	5%	1-5
Group Case Study	10%	3, 4, 5
Midterm Exam	25%	1, 2, 3, 4
Final Exam	50%	1, 2, 3, 4
Total	100%

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