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Nutrition and Society

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Course Information

Subject code

BIOL

Subject Code Description

Biology

Course Number

3930

Course Title

Nutrition and Society

Catalog Subject and Course Number

BIOL 3930

Catalog Title

Nutrition and Society

Course Description (Combined)

Prerequisite: BIOL 2052.

Course Restriction: Restricted to students in Junior Standing

A seminar course investigating current philosophical, societal, and scientific issues in the field of nutrition. Topics include the role of nutrition in holistic health and preventive medicine, food and behavior, world hunger, eating disorders, nutrition and fitness, nutritional fads and fallacies, ethics in food manufacturing and advertising, food additives, pesticide residues, and changing nutritional needs during the human life cycle.

Credit: 3