Nutrition and Disease 2

Undergraduate

A continuation of NUTR 4533. Epidemiology, pathophysiology and the role of medical nutrition therapy in the management of gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, respiratory diseases and catabolic states will be addressed. Application of parenteral and enteral nutrition support systems will be introduced and applied along with ethical issues in nutrition management of disease. Practical applications are studied in case studies. Prerequisite(s): NUTR 4533.