Nutrition 580 - Medical Nutritn Therapy

Physiological and metabolic bases for nutritional care and the application of this knowledge to the treatment of specific diseases. Topics include: surgery, burns, infections, cancer, liver diseases, renal failure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and alternative modes of feeding. Also includes application of nutrition knowledge to specific diseases and problems encountered in the practice of clinical dietetics (medical nutrition therapy). Prerequisites: NUTRITN 352 or 430, or KIN 585

This course is open to Senior HUMNUT majors and NUTRITN Graduate students only. PreReq:Nutr230,352,480&KIN272