Nutrition

Saturdays 10-11 AM EST

Any Grade Level

This course will provide an integrated overview of the physiological requirements and functions for the major macronutrients, energy, vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals that are determinants of health and disease. It will also stress the practical application of nutritional concepts through the life cycle. Students will discuss nutritional changes that occur during various life stages such as pregnancy, infancy, adolescence, adulthood and old age as well as evaluate nutritional claims, fad diets and both controversial and contemporary nutrition topics in the media.