Medical Nutrition Therapy
The Nutrition Care Process of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics will be used to explore disease pathophysiology, diagnosis, medical and pharmacological treatments, and nutritional therapies. Students will examine and apply an understanding of complementary and integrative nutritional therapies on drugs, disease, and heath. The conditions that will be studied include cardiovascular disease, upper and lower gastrointestinal diseases, hepatic disease, renal disease, diabetes, diseases of the pancreas, cancer, HIV/AIDS, pulmonary disease, and critical illness. Students will be responsible for utilizing medical terminology and documentation and for identifying relevant current research to support their nutritional recommendations.
Topics
- Applies an understanding of environmental, molecular factors (e.g. genes, proteins, metabolites) and food in the development and management of disease. (1.1) Applies an understanding of anatomy, physiology and biochemistry. (1.2) Integrates nutritional biochemistry knowledge to make informed food and nutrition decisions for optimal health. (1.4.2) Applies knowledge of pathophysiology and nutritional biochemistry to physiology, health and disease. (1.5) Applies knowledge of pharmacology to recommend, prescribe and administer medical nutrition therapy. (1.8) Applies an understanding of the impact of complementary and integrative nutrition on drugs, disease, health and wellness. (1.9) Applies knowledge of math and statistics. (1.10) Applies knowledge of medical terminology when communicating with individuals, groups and other health professionals. (1.11) Applies knowledge of nutritional health promotion and disease prevention for individuals, groups and populations. (1.15) Utilizes the nutrition care process with individuals, groups or populations in a variety of practice settings. (2.3) Implements or coordinates nutritional interventions for individuals, groups or populations. (2.4) Prescribes, recommends and administers nutrition-related pharmacotherapy. (2.5) Incorporates critical thinking skills in practice. (6.1) Applies current research and evidence-informed practice to services. (6.3)
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027