FSHD 2020 - Nutrition in the Life Cycle

Institution:

Utah Tech University

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Description:

For students interested in nutrition or health sciences. Explores the role of nutrition throughout the life cycle stages. Includes nutrient needs, functions, sources, and alterations during preconception, pregnancy, lactation, growth, development, maturation, adulthood, and aging. Different types of nutritional assessment are taught using lecture, labs, activities, and student projects. ***COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)** At the successful conclusion of this course students will: 1. Understand the role of and changes in nutritional requirements during the human life cycle. 2. Relate the nutrition concerns specific to each stage of the life cycle to health and disease. 3. Explain the physical, physiological, social, and psychological factors impacting nutritional status during each stage of the human life cycle. 4. Identify practical strategies for promoting healthy eating behaviors at every life cycle stage. Prerequisite: FSHD 1020. FA, SP

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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