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PERSONALIZED NUTRITION: GENETICS, GENOMICS, AND METAGENOMICS

NUTRSCI 711
Course Description

Genetic factors that modulate the relationships between diet, health, and disease risks, including the effects of differences in our genetic makeup (Nutrigenetics), the regulation of gene expression by nutrients and dietary patterns (Nutrigenomics), and the interactions between diet, gut microbiome, and human hosts (Metagenomics).

Prerequisties

Declared in Clinical Nutrition MS or the Capstone Certificate in Clinical Nutrition

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

1

Offered

Fall

Grade Point Average
3.79

-2.22% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

1.69% from Historical

A Rate
94.74%

2.68% from Historical

Class Size
19

-16.02% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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