Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy
HOEC 1305
Instructor:  Janice Gaskamp

Office:  Arts & Science Bldg. (upstairs classroom)
Office Hours:  TT 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. (or by appointment)
Phone:  979-830-4242 (leave message)
 

Course Description:  Principles of nutrition, diet therapy, and knowledge of
foods and nutrition as related to human health.
 

Course Content:

• Basic Nutrients - carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water
• Metabolism - energy balance, water balance, digestion and absorption, weight management, and physical fitness
• Nutrition for the Life Cycle - pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and the aging
• Community Nutrition - food safety, food-borne diseases, food habits, and cultural patterns
• Therapeutic Nutrition - gastrointestinal, coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, renal diseases, cancer, AIDS, surgery and burns

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