Over the ten-week length of the course, students will study nutrition science principles on the following topics:
- The importance of nutrition research, research study designs, the scientific method
- Planning a healthy diet; utilizing balance, moderation and variety
- Guidelines for nutrition; the Dietary Reference Intakes, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the food label
- Nutrient digestion, absorption and transport and common disorders of the GI tract
- Carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, including their functions, needs, sources and roles in health
- Vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements
- Nutrition throughout the lifecycle including nutrition for pregnancy, breastfeeding, infancy, childhood, adolescence and older adulthood
- Energy balance, weight management and eating disorders
- Food safety and technology
- Global hunger and malnutrition
The course is taught by a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE).
Other Credits: BRN/RD: 30 CE hrs. BRN does not award partial credits
Note: This course was formerly called Introduction to Nutrition Science. This course is a recommended pre-requisite for Foundations of Nutrition II: Diet and Disease
Course Number: BIOL-40320
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Integrative Nutrition, Lactation Consultant: Pathway 2
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1/3/2023 - 3/25/2023
$395
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Ferraro, Katie, Registered Dietitian (RD) and a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) with a Masters in Public Health and is a consultant dietitian in San Diego.
Katie Ferraro is a registered dietitian (RD) and a certified diabetes educator (CDE) with a master's in Public Health. She completed her undergraduate work at Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth, TX and her graduate studies at UC Berkeley. She currently works as a consultant dietitian here in San Diego.
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TEXTBOOKS:
No information available at this time.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 1/6/2023.
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1/3/2023 - 3/25/2023
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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3/27/2023 - 6/16/2023
$395
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Ferraro, Katie, Registered Dietitian (RD) and a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) with a Masters in Public Health and is a consultant dietitian in San Diego.
Katie Ferraro is a registered dietitian (RD) and a certified diabetes educator (CDE) with a master's in Public Health. She completed her undergraduate work at Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth, TX and her graduate studies at UC Berkeley. She currently works as a consultant dietitian here in San Diego.
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDNutrition: Concepts and Controversies 15th
by Frances Sizer
ISBN / ASIN: 9780357324561
Diet and Wellness Plus 1st
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ISBN / ASIN: 9781285856216
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 3/31/2023.
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NOTE:
You need the 15th edition of the book. You can order from UCSD Bookstore or the publisher https://www.cengage.com/c/nutrition-concepts-and-controversies-15e-sizer/
You can access the Diet and Wellness Plus (DWP) program through Cengage’s online tool MindTap. DWP is required and used every week in this course.
Please do not get inside of MindTap. Your course is housed at UCSD Extension’s Canvas page.
3/27/2023 - 6/16/2023
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Healthcare & Behavioral Sciences department at 858-534-9262 or unexhealthcare@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.