Introduction to Nutrition

Course Content from McGraw-Hill

Course Number: NUTRI101

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This course explores:

The types of nutrients you need
How your body uses nutrients
How nutrition affects your health
How your nutrient needs change at different stages of your life

This course also explores how psychology, society, and your own values and beliefs affect what and how you eat.

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etextbook included

college credits

Self Paced

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12/10/14 by ajrivera1991

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10/26/14 by grizfam

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10/26/14 by grizfam

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10/16/14 by evans_t4

Overall a very informative course on basic health and nutrition. Provides a very solid base for anyone interested in pursuing health further, or just for anyone looking to increase their knowledge on nutrition in general.

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10/16/14 by evans_t4

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10/12/14 by ajrivera1991

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10/1/14 by mhayneshome

Easy to work through. Good information for a life of good nutrition.

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9/29/14 by harrison.w54

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9/29/14 by harrison.w54

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9/13/14 by harrison.w54

This course was very informative. The information contained will help all who take this course.

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9/13/14 by harrison.w54

This course was very informative. The information contained will help all who take this course.

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9/8/14 by n2010mccray

it is imperative that you pay attention to the lesson overviews. The homeworks do not adequately prepare you for the tests. Also yyou must read and fully understand each chapter before taking the graded quizzes or you will fail.

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9/8/14 by vmgslg1

This course provided a good basic overview of the principles of nutrition and its role in both anatomical and physiological functions. The information provided both a broad look at healthy lifestyles and a more in-depth study of individual nutrients. If you already have a fairly thorough understanding of principles of healthy living, the most helpful aspects of this course may include a deeper understanding of individual nutrients and their effects as well as specific nutritional needs for various life stages.

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9/7/14 by hrollwitz

Straight foward and to the point.

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9/6/14 by nicole.v

great

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8/30/14 by marvina_foster

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8/30/14 by marvina_foster

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8/29/14 by a.hughes0023

It was a simple course

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8/29/14 by a.hughes0023

It was a simple course

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8/22/14 by lukeandjacksmo

Basic nutrition information.

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8/22/14 by lukeandjacksmo

Basic nutrition information.

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8/18/14 by mom2katandleo

very informational

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8/18/14 by mom2katandleo

very informational

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8/9/14 by n2010mccray

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8/9/14 by vmgslg1

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8/1/14 by jessica.soto13

Loved how easy it was to access and maintain with my busy schedule

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7/26/14 by stacylynna

This course was easy to complete without any help. The pace was easy because of being able to read one chapter and then immediately test on that material.

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7/26/14 by stacylynna

This course was easy to complete without any help. The pace was easy because of being able to read one chapter and then immediately test on that material.

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7/9/14 by hrollwitz

Straight foward and to the point.

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6/27/14 by shack9

This course was quite interesting, easy to learn and reasonably well presented. I felt as though the lessons alone didn't prepare me adequately enough and the use of the recommended text was essential

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6/27/14 by shack9

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6/21/14 by joby.w

Excellent course! Anyone who eats needs to take this course!

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6/21/14 by joby.w

Excellent course! Anyone who eats needs to take this course!

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6/20/14 by l_heugh

Great!

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6/20/14 by l_heugh

Great!

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6/15/14 by dscalisce317

It was ok

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6/15/14 by dscalisce317

It was ok

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6/9/14 by nicole.v

great

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1/10/14 by mhayneshome

Easy to work through. Good information for a life of good nutrition.

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1/8/14 by jessica.soto13

Loved how easy it was to access and maintain with my busy schedule

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9/29/13 by Jtfaipler

This course was a very solid nutrition course. I have taken a nutrition course before so much of the material was review but a good course

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9/26/13 by nsfedele

Easy to understand material, and tests covered textbook material appropriately.

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9/25/13 by jbjmb

The course was quite difficult. The questions were re-worded, and therefore the questions was not easy to answer. There was not enough time allowed to take each quiz and the midterm exam. Even though the course was not easy, It was a wealth of good information.

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9/21/13 by mlhunter03

I enjoyed this course and learned a lot of useful information.

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9/20/13 by carora

It provided me with the lifestyle changes needs to live a healthy and happy life.

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9/20/13 by nsuraton

the course was informative and I learned a lot about proper nutrition and how to balance mt meals.

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9/19/13 by momtandy6

it was really informative and easy to learn

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8/20/13 by brynaes

This course mapped out the way a person's daily nutritional intake affects daily living. The course also went into detail explaining how each body system uses nutrients to function. Another integral part of the course was how each vitamin and mineral is essential to every human whether in the womb or living life as an adult.

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8/15/13 by jsbryant10

This course will be no problem if you just take your time and READ THE BOOK! The video tutorials provided in the lesson has nothing to do with anything on the test, so don't waste your time with those.

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8/14/13 by 509bondie

The class is just basic nutrition. Take what you will out of the course cause everyone has different opinions about nutrition

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8/11/13 by petermanfra

Loved the course. It was very challenging especially with the type of schedule and new born I have in my personal life. But with StraighterLine I was able to put this on hold for a week while I was getting situated with a new work schedule and waking up every 4 hours to feed a baby. It was very difficult to find time to study and read. StraighterLine made it very convenient to work around my schedule and to complete the class.

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8/5/13 by martyajohnson

good class

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8/5/13 by sebraun13

This course was broken up well and the book is really what helped me stay on track and be prepared for exams and such.

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8/2/13 by colleen.hile

I enjoyed the course and learned a lot. However, I did not feel the lessons were indicative of what would appear on the exams. I think you could do quite well in the course by just reading the book and taking the exams. Also, I thought the total points for the course were grossly unbalanced. The final alone was 500 points, 50% of the the course grade, and was completed in 2 hours. The other 500 points came from 15 chapter tests and a midterm, and took me 2 weeks to complete. Each question on the final was worth 10 points alone, while each chapter test was only worth 25. This imbalance of point distribution made the class needlessly stressful. Also, whenever I got a question incorrect on a test, the correct answer was never shown. This was extremely frustrating. How could I work on the skills where I was clearly lacking if I did not know what I had done wrong? Also, some of the review activities have strange errors, such as the answer being transi fats instead of trans fats during the review activities, because in the lesson trans is in italics and thus prompted in programming by a letter i following the word to be italicized.

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7/31/13 by rijohnson1982

test are too hard

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7/31/13 by mlhunter03

Intro to Nutrition was a fun course to learn about. It taught me a lot about the different aspects of nutrition and will come in handy throughout life when thinking about food and planning meals.

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7/29/13 by rj.brown.21

Excellent course. Easy as long as you do the work.

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7/25/13 by melissadelmauro

I found the powerpoint presentations accessible and informative and the quizzes within them were based on the material presented. However, the graded quizzes were nothing like the preparatory quizzes and you needed to comb through the textbook to find the answer. One graded quiz asked a question based on a graph that was in the side-margin of the text without specifically instructing the student to reference that page/graph. It was only by chance as I was flipping through the text (after fully reading the material) did I happen to notice a graph about milk consumption in the US. Furthermore, I had issue with some of the test questions. I cannot reference a specific case because I can't access the past quizzes, but there was more than one occasion where the answer was written in black and white in the text and then the question was marked wrong, which was excessively frustrating. Overall, it was a relatively painless way to receive credit for a course, but if you can address the outlined frustrations, I am sure students would have a more favorable experience.

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7/25/13 by naomikubi

It was a very intriguing course.

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7/24/13 by kristinleigh32

This course was a great introduction course on Nutrition. It was easy to complete. There is a lot of reading that is required for this course in order to pass the quizzes and the tests.

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7/23/13 by Franwilliams216

It was nice to get the work done on my own schedule. There is no rush to get work done before deadlines.

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7/13/13 by tbwyo

This was a great self paced course. The information covered was easy to understand and the book that was used made that information very straight forward and accessable.

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7/12/13 by donovanjlopez

Great.

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7/11/13 by audreysmeal

I learned a lot of useful information.

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5/29/13 by leora16

really manageable information, basic memorization.

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5/10/13 by Michaljo

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4/29/13 by jeniking

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4/8/13 by rykar.lewis

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4/8/13 by awebb1198

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3/31/13 by Katherine.Pitel

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3/28/13 by anne.toole

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3/10/13 by angela.kuta

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3/2/13 by christycox2004

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2/1/13 by dbdpreuitt1

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1/26/13 by jacqueline.myles

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1/11/13 by silverstrand50

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11/5/12 by jtla23

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10/26/12 by schrammk

Good book. Nutrition is always interesting information.

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9/29/12 by banna12

I enjoyed reading the textbook.

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6/22/12 by MLeGrand118

I liked finishing the course.

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4/28/12 by bsbalderman

I liked that I could go at my own pace. This enabled me to complete the course faster.

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4/27/12 by jh055

I liked that I could go at own pace.

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4/25/12 by carmentarbox

I liked that I could progress at my own pace. I had a limited time to finish and I worked when I had the time. I thought the text book was excellent.

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3/10/12 by chicken162003

I liked that it was straightforward, everything was laid out at the beginning: the contents of each exam, the grading scale. There were no surprises.

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3/8/12 by leahb608

I liked that its self paced and clear!

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2/12/12 by allison.bradshaw

I liked that you can work at your own pace.

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12/30/11 by deweerdtshelley

I liked the condensed lesson presentations: clear and usually helpful, though wish they had more.

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12/28/11 by birdsong23452001

I liked the content--interesting and informative

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10/27/11 by sweetypie159357

I liked the graded system. It was perfect.

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10/23/11 by daniels.paola

I liked the homework assignments because they prepped me for the quizzes.

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8/29/11 by tiffanyhurkes

I liked the organization of the course.

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8/1/11 by gladyr

I liked the review

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7/28/11 by gladyr

I liked the review exercises

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7/18/11 by carl

I liked the set-up of the lesson presentations and the review questions along the way.

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7/16/11 by thrisha l

I liked the short quizzes covering each topic.

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7/12/11 by 1busymaniam

I liked the study aids from the computer such as the matching, puzzles, homework and race the clock.

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5/11/11 by Ambbydxtrs

I loved the quizzes...they really helped me zone in on what was important. I took each quiz at least three times!

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3/31/11 by holly0423bowman

I wanted to say, I never utilized the Smart thinking tutors for this course, and that is why I gave a 3 in that aspect.

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3/25/11 by aniesha27

I was able to understand more about the nutritional value of what I eat.

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2/19/11 by April B.

It was very straight forward.

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2/6/11 by ktgroden

nutrition is naturally an applicable subject

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11/29/10 by thackney2

The extra assignments to help me prepare for the quizzes were very helpful.

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11/13/10 by tiatia s

The lesson presentations were what helped me the most. I needed that feeling of having an actual teacher speaking to me.

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10/14/10 by mthomas59602

The review activities were helpful and fun!!!

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9/25/10 by cbflinders

The topics were interesting and even with many years of experience in nutrition I still learned some interesting new material.

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9/18/10 by usertigger3517

The work at your own pace made this attractive and the price was right

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9/15/10 by shannonwarner97

This by far was the best online course I've taken. The material in the book was so good to know, and learn, and the course quizes and exams really tested my knowledge. I feel like I have learned concepts for life.

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9/14/10 by mcborg

This course is not only relative to my career, but also relative to me personally and I will encourage my family to read my book as well. Yeah, like that will happen!

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9/6/10 by hanover1517

Very informative course. It is also very applicable towards life.

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8/29/08 by angiebrandenburg

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Course Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Describe the characteristics of essential nutrients and evaluate the use of scientific research to determine nutrient needs.
Examine the various factors that make a healthy diet and design menus using MyPyramid and Dietary Guidelines.
Delineate the relationship between nutrition and the functions of each system of the human body.
Outline the functions of proteins and discuss the effects of deficiency and excess intake.
Evaluate the nutritional role and deficiency symptoms for each vitamin.
Assess the importance of water and minerals to the human body.
Evaluate the nutrient needs of adults and older adults.
Describe problems associated with obesity and discuss how it can be treated.
Discuss healthy ways to buy, prepare, cook, and preserve food.
Outline the causes and effects of a few eating disorders and discuss the possible modes of treatment.
Outline the health concerns related to carbohydrate intake.
Assess the health concerns related to lipid intake.
Suggest dietary recommendations for normal growth and development for infants, preschoolers, school-age children, and teenagers.
Recommend a food plan to be followed during pregnancy and lactation.

Topic	Lesson Topic	Subtopics	Objectives
1	Nutrition and You	Classes and Sources of Nutrients The Need to Eat Scientific Research to Determine Nutrient Needs Nutrition and Changing Lifestyle	Describe the characteristics of essential nutrients and classify the sources of nutrients. Explain the factors that influence the desire to eat. Evaluate the use of scientific research to determine nutrient needs. Appraise the impact of a changing lifestyle on the North American diet and discuss how the problem of undernutrition in North America can be resolved.
2	Designing a Healthy Diet	Healthy Diet Nutrition Assessment Diet Plans Food Labels	Explain the various factors that contribute to a healthy diet. Summarize the ABCDEs of nutritional assessment. Evaluate MyPyramid and Dietary Guidelines as diet planning tools and design a menu using MyPyramid and Dietary Guidelines. Analyze the nutrition facts on food labels.
3	Human Physiology	Cell Biology Physiological Systems The Digestive Process Common Problems with the Digestive System	Trace the contribution of the constituents of food to the normal functioning of cellular components. Delineate the relationship between nutrition and the functions of each system of the human body. Explore the relationship between nutrition and the functions of each part of the digestive system. List the common problems with the digestive system and evaluate the possible modes of treatment.
4	Carbohydrates	Types of Carbohydrates Carbohydrates in Foods Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates Health Concerns Related to Carbohydrate Intake	Describe the structure of various types of carbohydrates. Compare and contrast the different types of carbohydrates in food sources, sugar alcohols, and alternative sweeteners. Explain how carbohydrates are digested by the body and assess its nutritional role. Outline the health concerns related to carbohydrate intake.
5	Lipids	Types of Lipids Lipids in Foods Digestion and Absorption of Lipids Health Concerns Related to Lipid Intake	Identify and describe each group of lipids. Compare and contrast the different groups of lipids in food sources. Explain the process of digestion and absorption of lipids and summarize its nutritional role in the body. Assess the health concerns related to lipid intake.
6	Proteins	The Building Blocks of Proteins: Amino Acids Proteins in Foods Digestion and Absorption of Proteins Functions of Proteins	Trace the formation of proteins from amino acids. Explain the various plant and animal sources of proteins. Explain the process of digestion and absorption of proteins in the body. Outline the functions of proteins and discuss the effects of deficiency and excess intake.
7	Fitness and Weight Control	Energy Balance Weight Estimation Fitness and Nutrition Treatment of Obesity Popular Diets	Describe the concept of energy balance and explain how the amount of energy used by the body is measured. Evaluate the various ways to estimate healthy weight and obesity. Outline the relationship between nutrition and fitness. Describe problems associated with obesity and discuss how it can be treated. Evaluate the consequences of some popular diets.
8	Vitamins	Classification of Vitamins Digestion of Vitamins Functions of Vitamins Vitamin Supplements	Identify food sources of fat-soluble and water soluble vitamins. Explain the process of digestion and absorption of vitamins in the body. Evaluate the nutritional role and deficiency symptoms for each vitamin. Evaluate the use of vitamin supplements.
9	Water and Minerals	Water and Minerals Functions of Water Classification of Minerals Functions of Minerals Mineral Deficiency and Excess	State the functions of water in the body. Classify minerals into major and trace and identify food sources of major and trace minerals. Describe the nutritional role of minerals in the body. Identify and explain problems associated with deficient and excess intake of minerals and recommend appropriate treatment.
10	Sports Nutrition	Energy Sources Dietary Advice for Athletic Performance Dietary Advice for Endurance Performance Fitness Program	Explain how the different constituents of food help produce energy for physical activity. Assess the dietary requirements for athletes. Evaluate the need for a specialized diet before, during, and after endurance exercise. Design a fitness program.
11	Eating Disorders	Healthy Attitudes Towards Food Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa Some More Eating Disorders	Summarize the importance of cultivating healthy attitudes towards food. Outline the causes and effects of anorexia nervosa and discuss the possible modes of treatment. Evaluate the causes and effects of bulimia nervosa and discuss the possible modes of treatment. Create a tabular representation of the causes and effects of eating disorders such as binge eating and the female athletic triad.
12	Food Safety	Prevention of Foodborne Illness Treatment of Foodborne Illness Food Additives and Pesticides Environmental Contaminants	Discuss healthy ways to buy, prepare, cook, and preserve food. List some of the common microorganisms that contaminate food and discuss the symptoms and possible treatments of foodborne illness. Assess the need for chemical additives and pesticides and evaluate their impact on health. List the sources of environmental contamination in food and discuss how their toxic effects can be prevented.
13	Nutrition in Pregnancy	Diet During Pregnancy Common Problems in Pregnancy The Process of Lactation Advantages of Breastfeeding	Correlate the physiological changes that occur in a pregnant woman with the consequent changes in dietary requirements. Recommend dietary plans to tackle common problems associated with pregnancy. Describe the physiological process of breastfeeding and recommend a food plan for a breastfeeding mother. Outline the advantages of breastfeeding and explain the nutritious qualities of human milk.
14	Nutrition from Infancy	Nutritional Needs of Infants Nutritional Needs of Preschoolers and School-Age Children Nutritional Needs of Teenagers	Evaluate the nutritional needs of infants and suggest dietary recommendations for normal growth and development. Assess the nutritional needs of preschoolers and school-age children and suggest dietary recommendations for normal growth and development. Correlate the nutritional needs and concerns of a teenager with strategies to overcome nutritional problems.
15	Nutrition in Adulthood	Nutrition Needs of Young and Middle-Aged Adults Nutrition Needs of Older Adults	Summarize the dietary requirements of young and middle aged adults and analyze the nutrition related problems of adulthood. Discuss the nutritional implications of old age and evaluate the nutrient needs of old age.
6	Course Review	Review	Review of the course topics

There are no prerequisites to take Introduction to Nutrition.

The required eTextbook for this course is included with your course purchase at no additional cost. More information on StraighterLine eTextbooks

Prefer the hard copy? Simply purchase from your favorite textbook retailer; you will still get the eTextbook for free.

Contemporary Nutrition is a complete and balanced resource for nutrition information written at a level non-science majors can understand. Current research is at the core of the tenth edition, with revised statistics, incorporation of new results of clinical trials, and updated recommendations. The text provides students who lack a strong science background the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge. Always looking to make the content relevant to learners, the authors highlight health conditions, medications, food products, and supplements students or members of their families may be using. With their friendly writing style, the authors act as the student’s personal guide to dispelling common misconceptions and to gaining a solid foundation for making informed nutrition choices.

StraighterLine provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.

If you have chosen a Partner College to award credit for this course, your final grade will be based upon that college's grading scale. Only passing scores will be considered by Partner Colleges for an award of credit.

There are a total of 1000 points in the course:

Topic	Assessment	Points Available
1	Topic 1 Quiz	40
2	Topic 2 Quiz	40
3	Topic 3 Quiz	40
4	Topic 4 Quiz	40
5	Topic 5 Quiz	40
6	Topic 6 Quiz	40
7	Topic 7 Quiz	40
8	Topic 8 Quiz	40
8	Graded Midterm Exam	100
9	Topic 9 Quiz	40
10	Topic 10 Quiz	40
11	Topic 11 Quiz	40
12	Topic 12 Quiz	40
13	Topic 13 Quiz	40
14	Topic 14 Quiz	40
15	Topic 15 Quiz	40
16	Graded Final Exam	300
Total		1000

Final Proctored Exam

The final exam is developed to assess the knowledge you learned taking this course. All students are required to take an online proctored final exam in order complete the course and be eligible for transfer credit.

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This course explores:

The types of nutrients you need
How your body uses nutrients
How nutrition affects your health
How your nutrient needs change at different stages of your life

This course also explores how psychology, society, and your own values and beliefs affect what and how you eat.

Create your own custom Introduction to Nutrition ! Select up to courses from the list below.

Online Course*: Introduction to Nutrition +$59.00
eTextbook*: NUTRI101 eTextbook (a $145.54 value) +$0.00
Proctoring (included)*: Proctoring +$0.00
Tutoring (included)*: Tutoring +$0.00

Subtotal
$59.00