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Sep 20, 2026
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Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
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NTR 101 Nutrition for Healthcare Professionals Credits: (1)
This course is a study of the principles of basic nutrition as they relate to normal growth, development, and health. The student will study the various food guidelines, popular diets, energy nutrients, vitamins and minerals, and how nutrient intake can impact body systems and processes. This one credit course is geared towards students entering the health professions who need a survey course on nutrition and its relationship to medical nutrition therapy.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe and differentiate the six nutrients, their functions, their food sources, and their relationships to health.
- Create menus based upon recommended amounts of the six nutrients.
- Describe how the body ingests, digests, absorbs, and metabolizes nutrients.
- Describe modifications to address diet related disease pathologies including hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis, and metabolic syndrome.
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