2015-2016 Catalog

HLTH 1050 Nutrition in the Life Cycle

4.5 - 0.0 - 4.5

Prerequisite

(1) BIOS 1310 or BIOS 2310 - must be completed prior to taking this course.

Course Description

Nutrition represents an important health concern throughout the life cycle. This course includes human nutrition, nutrition in healthcare through the lifecycle, introduction to therapeutic and modified diets, nutritional assessment and analysis, and a brief introduction overview of nutrition support. This course also covers gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, and endocrine systems as related to medical nutrition therapy. This is a transferable course.