NUTRITION IN THE LIFE SPAN

NUTRSCI 431

Course Description

Influence of nutrition on growth and development; physiological basis of nutritional requirements throughout the life span, including the relationship of food habits and nutrition to selected chronic diseases; principles of nutritional intervention in community programs.

Prerequisties

Junior standing, grade of C in ANAT&PHY 335 and grade of C in NUTRSCI 332

Satisfies

NUTRSCI 631 , NUTRSCI 500 , and NUTRSCI 540

Credits

Offered

Spring

Grade Point Average

3.24

2.79% from Historical

Completion Rate

95.74%

-1.86% from Historical

A Rate

31.91%

31.46% from Historical

Class Size

-32.13% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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Interpret research relating to nutrition during the aging process. Gain an understanding of acute and chronic conditions in older persons, both in hospital and the community. Examine the impact of aging on organ systems and address the relationship among physiologic aging, nutrition, and disease.

NUTRITION TODAY

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SEMINAR-NUTRITION

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Seminar features expert presentations of current research and issue-based applications that represent the breadth of nutritional sciences; topics investigate problems "from molecules to communities".

HUMAN NUTRITIONAL NEEDS

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Biochemical and physiological basis of the nutritional requirements of humans.

NUTRITION IN THE LIFE SPAN

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