$79
Plus membership
3 Credits
All courses include:
eTextbooks
2 to 3-day turnaround for grading
Multiple chances to improve your grade
On-demand tutoring & writing center
Student support 7 days a week
$79
Plus membership
3 Credits
All courses include:
eTextbooks
2 to 3-day turnaround for grading
Multiple chances to improve your grade
On-demand tutoring & writing center
Student support 7 days a week
Introduction to Nutrition
$79
Plus membership
3 Credits
About This Course
ACE Approved 2023
Our Introduction to Nutrition course explores the types of nutrients our bodies need, how the body uses nutrients, and how nutrition affects our overall health.
What You'll Learn
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 MyPlate 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.
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During this online nutrition class, you will also learn how your nutrient needs change at different stages of life, in addition to exploring how psychology, society, and our values and beliefs affect what and how we eat.
There are no prerequisites to take Introduction to Nutrition.
| Topic | Subtopics |
|---|---|
| Nutrition and You |
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| Designing a Healthy Diet |
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| Human Physiology |
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| Carbohydrates |
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| Lipids |
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| Proteins |
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| Fitness and Weight Control |
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| Vitamins |
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| Water and Minerals |
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| Sports Nutrition |
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| Eating Disorders |
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| Food Safety |
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| Global Nutrition |
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| Nutrition in Pregnancy |
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| Nutrition from Infancy |
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| Nutrition in Adulthood |
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Your score provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.
Assignments for this course include:
- 4 Graded Exams
- 1 Graded Midterm Exam
- 1 Graded Final Exam
The required eTextbook for this course is included with your course purchase at no additional cost.
Smith, Anne, et al. Wardlaw's Contemporary Nutrition. 12th ed., Mcgraw-Hill Education, 2022.
Introduction to Nutrition students also take: