— Recommendations & Standards for Human Nutrition

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: Critical analysis of the development of nutritional recommendations for humans. Topics include: history of modern recommendations, development of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) and other food guides; the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI); administrative structure of regulatory agencies pertinent to nutrition recommendations; introduction to scientific methods used to determine the recommendations; food labeling laws; nutrition recommendations in other countries and cultures. Learning Activities: Lecture 2 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have completed NUT 111. Grade Mode: Letter. NUT 111B — Recommendations & Standards for Human Nutrition (2 units) Course Description: Critical analysis of the development of nutritional recommendations for humans. Topics include: history of modern recommendations, development of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) and other food guides; the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI); administrative structure of regulatory agencies pertinent to nutrition recommendations; introduction to scientific methods used to determine the recommendations; food labeling laws; nutrition recommendations in other countries and cultures. Prerequisite(s): ( CHE 008B or CHE 118B or CHE 128B ); NUT 111AY ; NPB 101 recommended. Learning Activities: Lecture 2 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to upper division Nutrition Science and Clinical Nutrition majors. Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have completed NUT 111. Grade Mode: Letter. This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026. Learning Activities: Lecture 2 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have completed NUT 111. Grade Mode: Letter. NUT 111B — Recommendations & Standards for Human Nutrition (2 units) Course Description: Critical analysis of the development of nutritional recommendations for humans. Topics include: history of modern recommendations, development of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) and other food guides; the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI); administrative structure of regulatory agencies pertinent to nutrition recommendations; introduction to scientific methods used to determine the recommendations; food labeling laws; nutrition recommendations in other countries and cultures. Prerequisite(s): ( CHE 008B or CHE 118B or CHE 128B ); NUT 111AY ; NPB 101 recommended. Learning Activities: Lecture 2 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to upper division Nutrition Science and Clinical Nutrition majors. Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have completed NUT 111. Grade Mode: Letter. This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026.