SCI 70 - THE SCIENCE of NUTRITION

Institution:

CUNY Kingsborough Community College

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Description:

Increased food processing and addition of chemical substances in foods make it important to understand the basic ideas of modern nutrition. This interdisciplinary course is taught jointly by the Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences Departments. Such concepts as biochemical individuality as related to nutrition for optimum health are integrated with surveys of carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism; the role of vitamins and minerals in metabolic processes and their still-controversial role in orthomolecular nutrition, food selection, diet during pregnancy and infancy, special diets during illness, and the safety of the food supply. Students are asked to analyze their own diet. Open to all students in partial fulfillment of their science requirement.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kbcc.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 368-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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