NUTR*1010 - Introduction to Nutrition
Course Description
This course is an introduction to human nutrition, with major emphasis on nutrients and their dietary sources, functions, and relationships to health. Topics will include the energy-containing nutrients, selected vitamins and minerals and weight management. We will also explore current popular topics and emerging diet-disease relationships.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the learner should be able to:
- Interpret and apply the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI), Eating Well With Canada's Food Guide, and nutrition labeling guidelines, and what these mean for everyday nutrition;
- Use critical analysis skills to discriminate between sound nutrition information and nutrition misinformation;
- Identify and explain dietary sources, relationships to human health, and consequences of consuming too little or too much, of various nutrients (carbohydrate, protein, fat and selected vitamins and minerals);
- Explain what happens to food after we eat it (i.e., digestion and absorption); and
- Describe the basics of healthy eating; vegetarianism; weight management; and sports nutrition.
Course Topics
- Nutrition: Food for Health
- Nutrition Guidelines: Applying the Science of Nutrition
- Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism
- Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches, and Fibre
- Lipids
- Proteins and Amino Acids
- Energy Balance and Weight Management
- The Water-Soluble Vitamins
- The Fat-Soluble Vitamins
- Water and Electrolytes
- Minerals
- Nutrition and Physical Activity
Additional Requirements
Pre-requisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Equate(s): n/a
Restriction(s): This is a Priority Access Course for B.A.Sc. and FCS minor and some restrictions may apply during some time periods.
Assessment
| Assessment Item | Weight | Learning Outcomes |
| Assignment 1 | 25% | 1, 2 |
| Online Test 1 | 15% | |
| Online Test 2 | 20% | |
| Online Test 3 | 20% | |
| Online Test 4 | 20% | |
| Total | 100% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Technical Requirements
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*Course details are subject to change.