Impact of Food on Health

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course introduces students to topics related to the relationship between food, human nutrition and health. Topics to be covered include biochemistry of foods, dietary food intake, energy balance and body weight and personalized nutrition. Emphasis will be made on the role of food in the development of health conditions including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, food allergies and celiac disease. This course also introduces students to food and nutrient requirements across the human life cycle, and consumer food choices that impact health. PREREQUISITES: CHMA 2002 EXCLUSIONS: FOOD 4003 FORMATS: Lecture