BIO 226 Food and Nutrition

Fall/Spring

Students in this course will study normal nutrition in a broad society context and learn to incorporate practical nutritional information into their day-to-day life. This nutrition course covers such topics as composition of food groups, nutrition and disease prevention, body size and weight management, sports and fitness, nutrition throughout the life cycle, and the safety and security of the world’s food supply. The course emphasizes an understanding of today’s food and eating trends and gives students the capacity to intelligently evaluate all available sources of nutrition information and make informed decisions.

3 credit hours