Course Title |
Course Descriptions |
Introductory Nutrition |
Basic nutrition concepts for health and fitness. Emphasizes current dietary recommendations for maximizing well-being and minimizing risk of chronic disease. Focuses on use of tables, food guides, and guidelines for making healthy food choices. Includes unique nutrition needs for selected stages of the lifecycle, methods for evaluating creditability of nutrition claims, principles of vegetarian nutrition, safe and economic use of supplements, principles of energy balance, basic elements of food safety, diet for exercise and sports, and personal dietary evaluation techniques. Not for pre-dietetics or selected other pre-professional majors. May not be taken for credit if credit has been earned in FON100AA and/or FON100AC. Prerequisites: None.
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| Weight Control: Healthy Eating Every Day |
Improve your health and the quality of your life through balanced eating! Healthy Eating Every Day is a unique, self paced plan that teaches you how to improve your eating habits in ways that fit your lifestyle. In Healthy Eating Every Day you’ll discover how to choose the right balance of the right foods for optimal health, set realistic goals and rewards, and cope with triggers for unhealthy eating. You have the choice to attend our weekly coaching sessions or to complete the course online with phone and email support from the instructor. The online option includes a virtual guide that will let you know what is in store, explain course concepts and activities, and provide feedback on your progress. Prerequisites: None.
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Principles of
Human Nutrition |
Scientific principles of human nutrition. Emphasis on health promotion and concepts for conveying accurate nutrition information in a professional setting. Addresses therapeutic nutrition principles for treatment of common health conditions. Includes exploration of food sources of nutrients, basic metabolism of nutrients in the human body, relationship between diet and other lifestyle factors, use of supplements, current recommendations for food selection throughout the life cycle, and use of nutrition tools for planning food intake or assessment of nutritional status. Prerequisites or Corequisites: One year high school chemistry with grade of C or better, or CHM130 and CHM130LL, or approval of instructor.
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| Practicum II: Medical Nutrition Therapy |
Classroom preparation and training, under the instruction of a registered dietitian. Understanding of principles, knowledge and skills required in the delivery of medical nutrition therapy. Comprehension of nutritional screening, assessment, monitoring, and evaluation for common and complex medical conditions, medical documentation, patient interviewing and counseling, and education in health promotion and disease prevention. Prerequisites: FON125, FON242, HCE103 or equivalent, and MAT 092 or equivalent, or satisfactory score on district placement exam . Corequisites: FON245AB.
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| Practicum II: Medical Nutrition Lab |
Practicum experience under the supervision of a registered dietitian. Application of principles, knowledge and skills required in the delivery of medical nutrition therapy. Perform nutritional screening, assessment, monitoring, and evaluation for common and complex medical conditions, medical documentation, patient interviewing and counseling, and education in health promotion and disease prevention. Prerequisites: FON125, FON242, HCE103 or equivalent, and MAT 092 or equivalent, or satisfactory score on district placement exam . Corequisites: FON245AA; Competencies in the lecture (FON245AA) met prior to their application in supervised practice settings during the practicum lab (FON245AB).
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