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Michelle M. Averill
NUTR 511
Seattle Campus
Advanced introduction to nutritional sciences. Topics include macronutrient and micronutrient metabolism, energy balance and obesity, nutrient utilization in physical activity, nutritional needs and recommendations throughout the lifecycle, and the relationships between nutrition and atherosclerosis, diabetes, and cancer risk. Offered: A.
Class description
The course will provide a basic overview of nutrition in the general context of chronic disease treatment and prevention. The course will focus on the American diet, obesity, and the observed links between diets, selected nutrients, and dietary ingredients with chronic disease risk. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans will be the framework used to discuss evidence-based nutrition, and to examine to role of dietary factors in both disease risk and disease prevention. The course will cover the evidence supporting the use of different diets to prevent chronic disease and discuss the role of nutrition in the pathophysiology of chronic disease. The course will further discuss the implications of the evidence for both individual nutrition and public health practice.
Student learning goals
Identify key components of evidence based medicine and evidence based public health practice
Demonstrate the ability to critically review research on nutrition and chronic disease
Discuss the role of nutrition in the etiology of chronic disease
Identify appropriate dietary interventions for the management of chronic disease
Identify appropriate strategies for the prevention of chronic disease on population basis
Gain knowledge, skills and competency on the association between nutrition and the development and management of chronic disease.
General method of instruction
The bulk of the material in this course will be presented in standard Power Point fashion. However, there will be a large focus on both instructor and student led discussions related to current research.
Recommended preparation
General understanding of biology and human disease is necessary, Nutrition 300 or related basic nutrition course is suggested. In addition, awareness of common medical and nutrition journals and how to find evidence based information will be necessary.
Class assignments and grading
Short in class presentation/discussion, position paper, and consumer pamphlet
