XII. Course Descriptions
Nutrition
Department of Animal and Poultry Science
Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
| NUTR*1010 Nutrition and Society F,W (3-0) [0.50] |
| The significance of nutrition in terms of individuals and societies throughout the world. Factors involved in the application
of knowledge of nutritional needs and food selection. Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition. (Also offered
through distance education format.)
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| NUTR*2070 Ageing and Nutrition W (3-0) [0.50] |
| This course provides an in-depth study of the determinants of food intake and nutrient recommendations for ageing adults.
Specific consideration will be given to eating environments and physiological changes that influence access, preparation,
and consumption of food by older adults living in the community and in facilities. An emphasis will be placed on chronic disease
prevention and management. Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
NUTR*1010 |
| NUTR*3040 Clinical Nutrition I W (3-0) [0.50] |
| Epidemiology, pathophysiology, and role of nutrition in the prevention and management of several major chronic conditions
including cardiovascular diseases, disorders of energy balance and diabetes mellitus, with emphasis on high risk individual
management approaches. Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
BIOM*3100, BIOC*3560, FRHD*3070, NUTR*2050, (NUTR*3190 or NUTR*3210), STAT*2090 |
| Restriction(s): |
Registration is limited to students registered in the Applied Human Nutrition Major. |
| NUTR*3110 Food Security W (3-0) [0.50] |
| The prevalence of food insecurity in Canada and selected industrialized and non-industrialized countries is examined. The
course will review environmental, social, and other factors associated with food insecurity and take critical look at the
effectiveness of programs and policies designed to improve food security.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
NUTR*2050 |
| Restriction(s): |
Registration is limited to students registered in the Applied Human Nutrition Major. |
| NUTR*3210 Fundamentals of Nutrition F,W (3-0) [0.50] |
| This is the foundation course for the study of nutrition. The occurrence, uptake and metabolic role of nutrients will be discussed
in relation to growth, reproduction and longevity in human subjects, domestic animals and other species. Department of Human
Health and Nutritional Sciences.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
BIOC*2580 |
| Restriction(s): |
NUTR*3190 |
| NUTR*3330 Micronutrients, Phytochemicals and Health F (3-0) [0.50] |
| The course emphasizes the biochemical basis for the dietary essentiality of vitamins and minerals. The course extends the
fundamentals of nutrition to include conditional essentiality of micronutrients, biochemical individuality and the use of
micronutrient supplementation to promote human and animal health. Both plant and animal sources of nutrients are discussed.
Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
NUTR*3190 or NUTR*3210 |
| NUTR*3390 Applied Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences I F (2-3) [0.50] |
| This course will introduce and develop key concepts of the applied aspects of the Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences.
Enrichment of foods with health protectant chemicals, establishing biomarkers and risk indicators of disease, testing of bioavailability/efficacy
to support basic health claims, health assessment and nutrigenomic analysis as adjuvants in the effective use of functional
foods and nutraceuticals, and regulatory and marketing/consumer issues are topics that will be addressed.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
NUTR*3190 or NUTR*3210 |
| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences Major and the Nutritional Sciences and the Functional Food and
Nutraceuticals Minors.
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| NUTR*4010 Nutritional Assessment F (3-3) [0.75] |
| Principles and methods used in nutritional assessment of individuals and populations in health and disease states. Dietary,
anthropometric and biochemical techniques will be primary components. Nutritional screening, advanced techniques for body
composition assessment, physical exam and clinical indicators will also be addressed. Laboratories will provide the students
with hands-on training of diet and anthropometric methods. Cases will be used to develop the understanding of the concepts
discussed in lectures and expand on the ethical treatment of individual and group data. Significant independent learning will
be required. Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
NUTR*2050, (NUTR*3190 or NUTR*3210)
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| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the 4th year of the Applied Human Nutrition Major. |
| NUTR*4040 Clinical Nutrition II F (3-3) [0.75] |
| A continuation of NUTR*3040. This lecture and laboratory based course is concerned with the application of nutrition to clinical problems. Methods and
content of medical nutrition therapy in prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic diseases and catabolic
states will be emphasized. Ethical issues in nutrition management of disease and health professional practice will be addressed.
A case study based course. Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
NUTR*3040, BIOM*3110 |
| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the 4th year of the Applied Human Nutrition Major. |
| NUTR*4070 Nutrition Education F (3-0) [0.50] |
| Methods and approaches in nutrition education. Community programs in nutrition for different age groups; dietary counselling;
nutrition education in the preschool, in prenatal and other specialized programs. Department of Family Relations and Applied
Nutrition.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
FRHD*3400, NUTR*2050 |
| Restriction(s): |
Registration in B.A.Sc. Program. |
| NUTR*4090 Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals W (3-0) [0.50] |
| The course examines the relation of functional foods and nutraceuticals (FFN) to foods and drugs. The safety and efficacy
of individual FFN products, and the regulatory issues that influence the development and commercialization of FFN in global
markets are emphasized. The course is co-operatively taught by the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences and
the Department of Food Science. (Also listed as FOOD*4090.)
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| Prerequisite(s): |
NUTR*3190 or NUTR*3210 |
| Equate(s): |
FOOD*4090 |
| NUTR*4200 Nutrition and Immune Function W (3-0) [0.50] |
| This course integrates existing knowledge in several areas - nutrition, metabolism and immunology. Of particular interest
are the underlying mechanisms of nutritional immunomodulation with particular reference to the human problem of protein-energy
malnutrition. Food sensitivities and the immunological functions of milk will also be considered. Department of Human Health
and Nutritional Sciences. (Offered in odd-numbered years.)
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| Prerequisite(s): |
NUTR*3190 or NUTR*3210 |
| NUTR*4350 Current Issues F (3-0) [0.50] |
| This course discusses controversial and/or emerging topics in Human Biology and Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences. Topics
of current interest will be announced during the course selection period. Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
(NUTR*3190 or NUTR*3210), HK*3940 |
| Restriction(s): |
Instructor consent required. |
| NUTR*4510 Toxicology, Nutrition and Food F (3-0) [0.50] |
| The role of foods, herbals and nutraceuticals as sources of antinutrients, natural toxins and environmental contaminants.
The impact of toxic exposures on nutritional status. The impact of nutritional status on safe metabolism of toxins, and the
use of this knowledge in the design of functional foods. Assessing the risk of genetically modified foods and radioactive
contamination of a food supply. Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
NUTR*3190 or NUTR*3210 |
| NUTR*4810 Applied Human Nutrition Thesis I U (3-0) [0.50] |
| Planning, developing and writing a research proposal under individual faculty supervision. Topic to be decided by the student
in consultation with the supervisory faculty member before course selection or registration period. Department of Family Relations
and Applied Nutrition.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
FRHD*3070, NUTR*2050, NUTR*3040 |
| Restriction(s): |
Instructor consent required. |
| NUTR*4850 Field Experience in Nutrition Education W (2-4) [0.50] |
| Supervised experience in nutrition education and seminar. Students will apply principles of program planning, nutrition education
theory and professional behaviour in a community setting. Placements may be arranged in institutional or community health
settings, educational facilities, social services, or food industry. Seminar topics include professional ethics, exploring
values, and issues management. Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
FRHD*3400, NUTR*4040, NUTR*4070 |
| Restriction(s): |
Instructor consent required. |
