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Course description

This course provides an in-depth understanding of nutrition science: what the human body requires in terms of food constituents to maintain day to day homeostasis and overall health. Topics covered include: digestion and absorption principles; energy metabolism pathways; macronutrients and micronutrients absorption, metabolism, and the mechanisms of action of their functions in health; assessment, signs, symptoms and possible reasons of nutrient deficiencies; where macro and micronutrients are found in foods. The course also provides an understanding of how nutrient targets are determined, and how nutrition science is translated into dietary guidelines for healthy eating. The course equips students with the tools to discern objectively between evidence-based nutrition information and often unfounded commercially-motivated nutrition claims.

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