Nutrition 230 - Basic Nutrition
Spring
2014
01
3.00
Richard Wood
TU TH 11:15AM 12:30PM
UMass Amherst
55821
Basic principles of human nutrition. Energy needs. Chemical structures, physical characteristics, and metabolism of protein, carbohydrate, lipids, minerals, and vitamins. Human requirements at various ages. Food sources. Effects of deficiency or excess on health. Prerequisites: general biology and chemistry; organic chemistry concurrent.
Open to Nutrition Majors Only. PreReq:NUTRITN130orCHEM261/250 Students concurrently taking NUTRITN 130 may also enroll.