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Course
Description:
NTS MO3,
Current Issues in
Nutrition, 3 units. Focuses
on contemporary nutrition concerns, including nutrition and stress, body image,
wellness, nutrient supplements, energy balance and eating disorders. Includes
review of career options in health care fields. Prerequisite: NTS M01
Objectives:
Describe
the sequence of metabolic events that occur during periods of stress caused by
physical injury, infection or extreme psychological demands.
Analyze the signs, symptoms and physical consequences of extremes
in weight (morbid obesity to eating disorders). Propose lifestyle (diet and
exercise) strategies that would prevent early development of chronic disease and
promote wellness.
Textbook:
Nutrition
Concepts & Controversies 10th edition, by Frances Sizer and
Eleanor Whitney. West/Wadsworth, Belmont CA, 2006.
Required
Materials:
-
Hand
calculator for use in class.
-
Access to a computer (home, work or the college library) to complete the “Nutrient
Analysis” in the “Diet
Analysis Plus” software available in the bookstore, $25.
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Scantrons:
4 Form “882”
Grading:
Determined by individual instructor.
Office
hours:
By
appointment. Contact instructor.
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Objectives:
Describe
the sequence of metabolic events that occur during periods of stress caused by
physical injury, infection or extreme psychological demands.
Analyze the signs, symptoms and physical consequences of extremes
in weight (morbid obesity to eating disorders). Propose lifestyle (diet and
exercise) strategies that would prevent early development of chronic disease and
promote wellness.
Textbook:
Nutrition
Concepts & Controversies 10th edition, by Frances Sizer and
Eleanor Whitney. West/Wadsworth, Belmont CA, 2006.
Required
Materials:
-
Hand
calculator for use in class.
-
Access to a computer (home, work or the college library) to complete the “Nutrient
Analysis” in the “Diet
Analysis Plus” software available in the bookstore, $25.
-
Scantrons:
4 Form “882”
Grading:
Determined by individual instructor.
Office
hours:
By
appointment. Contact instructor.
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