This course is designed to advance students' understanding of micronutrients, with a primary focus on vitamins, minerals, and dietary polyphenols. The curriculum will address the biochemical properties, physiological functions, and molecular mechanisms through which these micronutrients contribute to human health. Special attention will be given to the consequences of micronutrient deficiencies, excesses, and imbalances, and their roles in the development of disease pathologies.

Satisfies Junior Year Writing requirement for Nutrition majors only. This course is designed to develop students' ability to write and communicate clearly, concisely and accurately about nutrition and health topics, including scientific study findings, for a variety of audiences. Assignments include but are not limited to: literature review, personal statement, feature article.

Satisfies Junior Year Writing requirement for Nutrition majors only. This course is designed to develop students' ability to write and communicate clearly, concisely and accurately about nutrition and health topics, including scientific study findings, for a variety of audiences. Assignments include but are not limited to: literature review, personal statement, feature article.

Nutritional needs and effects of intakes during pregnancy and lactation, infancy, preschool period, middle childhood, adolescence, adulthood and aging. Relation of nutrition to physical and physiological growth, development, maturation, and decline.

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Introduction to basic principles of human nutrition and metabolism. Chemical structures, physical characteristics, and metabolism of protein, carbohydrate, lipids, minerals, and vitamins. Relationship between diets and metabolic diseases. Effects of deficiency or excess on health. Prerequisites: general biology and chemistry; organic chemistry concurrent.