BIO 210 Basic Nutrition

3 Credit(s) SR

This course examines the basic biological science of nutrition. Topics include the caloric, carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamin, and mineral components of foods and their recommended intake levels. Students learn to record, analyze and interpret their own dietary intake and compare this of the goals of a healthy diet. This course reviews how excessive or deficient dietary intake of nutrients related to health problems and diseases.Three lecture hours per week.