NUTR 200 Nutrition for Today (4) NSc
MWF 1230-120 KNE 130, plus quiz section
Examines the role of nutrition in health, wellness, and prevention of chronic disease. Topics include nutrients and nutritional needs across the lifespan, food safety, food security, wellness, body weight regulation, eating disorders, sports nutrition, and prevention of chronic disease.
NUTR 400 Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Seminar (1, max. 4) SSc
Examines emerging issues in food systems, nutrition, and health as they relate to personal and public health. Reviews evidence in the context of food systems and health policy. Credit/no-credit only. Autumn quarter topic: Biodiversity of Food Systems (including plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms across ecosystems, is critical to clean water, fertile soils, pollination, stable climate, and nutritional and cultural diversity).
NUTR 420 Global Nutrition: Challenges and Opportunities (3) SSc
F 130-320 GWN 301, AA Quiz section W 130-220 CDH 109
Examines global dimensions of malnutrition, its assessment and classification, and global policies and programs to improve nutritional status in developing countries. Emphasizes global consequences of poor nutrition on health, cognition, and development with a focus on the first 1,000 days from conception to age two. Prerequisite: NUTR 200
NUTR 490 Special Topics in Nutritional Sciences (3) Autumn quarter topic: Food Systems Innovation
Examines emerging issues in nutrition. Reviews the evidence and potential policy implications. This course meets a FSNH major or NUTR minor elective requirement.
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