NUTR 4376 Medical Nutrition Therapy I
This course focuses on the development of skills in nutrition assessment and medical nutrition therapy interventions for chronic disease conditions including obesity, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. Emphasis will be placed on anthropometric, laboratory, and diet assessment techniques and use of therapeutic diets in patient care. Students will also learn to assess risk of chronic diseases, including the role of nutrigenomics in chronic disease risk. This class contains a laboratory component.