NS 1220

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NS 1220
Nutrition and the Life Cycle

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

Biology of the life cycle including development, growth, maturation and aging and its impact on nutritional requirements of humans from the zygote to the elderly is considered. How to meet these nutritional requirements is discussed relative to the feeding issues and context of each major life stage. Course emphasizes the critical analyses of beneficial and adverse outcomes of various nutrient intakes and dietary patterns on the nutritional status and well-being through integration of nutrition and other health sciences in understanding nutritional needs during the life cycle.

When Offered Spring.

Permission Note Enrollment preference given to: DNS Dietetics (DPD) students.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: one semester of college biology or NS 1150.

Outcomes
  • Students will integrate knowledge from the biological and social sciences to address nutrition and health problems across the life span. Students will relate and identify across the life span: Influences of age, growth and normal development on nutritional requirements; Methods of assessing dietary and nutritional health risks; Influences of socioeconomic, cultural, and psychological factors on food and nutrition behavior; Health behaviors and educational needs of diverse populations. Students will be able to: Screen individuals for nutritional risk for health promotion and disease prevention; Calculate and interpret body composition data; Determine nutrient requirements; Translate nutritional needs into food choices and dietary recommendations.
  • Students will demonstrate a) an understanding of the complex and evolving nature of scientific knowledge of the role of nutrition in the promotion of health and the etiology and prevention of disease and b) the ability to access and evaluate critically scientific information from the primary research literature to investigate causal effects of nutrition and other environmental factors in human health and disease. Students will relate and identify across the life span: Health promotion and disease prevention guidelines. Students will be able across the life span to: Explain a public recommendation or policy position regarding diet and nutrition for an individual; Interpret current research relevant to public dietary recommendations or policy.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10331 NS 1220   LEC 001

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  • Prerequisite: One semester of college biology or NS 1150. Some seats reserved for DPD and HBHS students.
    DPD students and HBHS majors are given priority in pre-enrollment. If space is available after the pre-enrollment period, students will be contacted to join the class prior to Add/Drop. Any questions should be directed to DNS Student Services dnsstudentservices@cornell.edu.