AH11 - Nutrition

This course is an introductory nutrition course designed to introduce the general education and/or health interested student to the principles of nutrition which can be used professionally and/or personally. Nutrition will explore the science of nutrition, provide nutrient recommendations, explore the functions of digestion & metabolism, and discuss the impact that nutrition has on the human body; both anatomically and physiologically. This course will discuss macronutrients, water, vitamins, minerals, healthy body weight, performance nutrition, and specific nutritional needs throughout a person's lifetime. The student will analyze their personal diet record by utilization of a computerized nutrition program. AH 11 will address the impact of nutrition for chronic disease, food safety principles, and food poverty in the United States and our world. (C-ID NUTR 110). ADVISORY: Chemistry 30A.