Course Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
Describe the characteristics of essential nutrients and evaluate the use of scientific research to determine nutrient needs.
Examine the various factors that make a healthy diet and design menus using MyPyramid and Dietary Guidelines.
Delineate the relationship between nutrition and the functions of each system of the human body.
Outline the functions of proteins and discuss the effects of deficiency and excess intake.
Evaluate the nutritional role and deficiency symptoms for each vitamin.
Assess the importance of water and minerals to the human body.
Evaluate the nutrient needs of adults and older adults.
Describe problems associated with obesity and discuss how it can be treated.
Discuss healthy ways to buy, prepare, cook, and preserve food.
Outline the causes and effects of a few eating disorders and discuss the possible modes of treatment.
Outline the health concerns related to carbohydrate intake.
Assess the health concerns related to lipid intake.
Suggest dietary recommendations for normal growth and development for infants, preschoolers, school-age children, and teenagers.
Recommend a food plan to be followed during pregnancy and lactation.
