Metabolism of nutrients and dietary constituents and its integration into biochemical mechanisms. Critical reviews, evaluations and discussions of current research papers involving topics of nutrient metabolism and biochemistry relevant to human health and metabolic disorders.

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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).

Malnutrition as it exists in developing countries and its socioeconomic background. Protein-energy malnutrition, famine, vitamin and mineral deficiency diseases, synergism between nutrition and infection, and the role of international agencies in fighting malnutrition.

This class is designed to help you reflect and integrate what you have learned from your nutrition coursework as well as that from your Gen Ed courses and other experiences that have contributed to your development on the way to your final year at UMass. The goal of this course is for students to develop insight into the epidemiologic, physiologic, biochemical and nutritional complexities of major diet-related diseases in the United States. It satisfies the Integrated Experience requirement for BS-Nutrition majors.

This course is designed to build skills and techniques required to effectively plan, implement and evaluate nutrition education in diverse communities. This course is also a Service Learning course, and as such provides an opportunity for students to apply nutrition knowledge through team-based projects, in collaboration with community partners.

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