NUTR& 101 - Nutrition

5.0 Credits
Overview of current understanding of nutrition science, including chemical composition of foods and nutrients; digestion, absorption, and metabolism; food safety including additives, contaminants, and microbes; diet/lifestyle; and their relationships to human health and disease. Focus on common sense dietary approaches, such as whole foods. Meets pre-nursing and dental hygiene requirements. Prerequisite: Grade of 2.0 or higher in CHEM& 121 (was CHEM 101), or equivalent, and placement into both ENGL& 101 (was ENGL 105) and MATH 090.

Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Define, describe and differentiate between each of the nutrient classes (including their subclasses) plus other beneficial but “non-nutritive” components of foods, especially phytochemicals and antioxidants. [REASON]
Explain the relationships between diet and health, including the effects on health of malnutrition and over-nutrition, whole foods, processed foods, vitamin/mineral/antioxidant/herbal supplementation, and relative intake of the macronutrients and their subcategories. [REASON]
Evaluate foods to predict their healthfulness based on food labels (if processed), cooking and preservation method, additives used, and potential for contaminant load; determine whether a food is whole or processed. [REASON]
Evaluate nutrition claims in the media and marketing for scientific validity. [ACT]
Explain the relationships between diet, exercise, weight and health; understand the costs and benefits of various weight treatment options. [REASON]
Describe and explain nutritional concerns of specific life stages. [REASON]
Explain the functions and potential costs of common food additives. [REASON]
Describe and explain the impact of food, the food industry, and agriculture on global health and sustainability; apply consumer choices that minimize personal negative impact. [ACT]
Communicate effectively using language and understanding of nutrition science. [COMMUNICATE]
Correctly and appropriately collect, analyze data and interpret. [REASON]