CIW525 Nutrition and Dietary Patterns

This course provides candidates with basic knowledge and skills needed to analyze the nutritional challenges of various dietary patterns. Focus is nutrition principles and their application, including the biological foundations of nutrition. Emphasis is placed on the nation's nutrition objectives for Healthy People 2020, application of nutrition information related to food choices, cultural food traditions, defensive dining, and choosing vitamin-rich foods and diet as preventative medicine. Various internet activities build critical thinking skills by investigating reputable nutrition web sites. Participants are challenged to reflect upon solutions for environmental degradation and hunger. Prerequisite(s): None. 2 semester hours