BI 217 - Nutrition and Metabolism

Institution:

Eastern Connecticut State University

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Description:

Students consider the roles of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water in mammalian nutrition, examining the physiology of animal digestion, absorption, and intermediary metabolism in relation to nutritional needs and energy balance.The course covers recent developments in the application of nutritional findings to metabolic disorders such as diabetes, heart disease, and neurochemical deficits, evaluating them in relation to the principles of animal nutrition.Three lectures.(Prerequisites: BI 170, 171, and 172, CH 11-12, and CH 211) Three credits.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.easternct.edu/

Phone Number:

(860) 465-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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