NS 1150
Nutrition, Health, and Society
Introduction to Human Nutrition, Health, and Society provides fundamental knowledge for majors and non-majors in nutrition. The role of nutrition in health promotion and disease prevention is introduced from biological, social, and structural perspectives.
Topics
- Identify the role of key nutrients, foods, and dietary patterns in health, disease prevention and therapeutic approaches.
- Describe complex systems of interactions of nutrition with genetic, behavioral, social, and structural factors.
- Explain the development and progression of nutrition guidance for individuals and populations.
- Demonstrate fundamental skills in the interpretation of the nutrition literature and explain differences in quality of evidence.
Official roster learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
- Catalogue entry ↗
Catalogue variants
- Nutrition, Health, and Society · 3.0 · Undergraduate