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NHM 562 ADVANCED NUTRITION 

Instructor:  Y Neggers

Credit Hours:  3 hrs.

Course Description

Lectures and discussions of the functions of protein, carbohydrate and lipids in physiological processes.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:

1.Discuss the essential functions of proteins, carbohydrates and lipids.

2.Give an in-depth discussion of carbohydrates, lipids and protein metabolism.

3.List the biochemical control points and hormones that the body utilizes when adapting to changes in dietary composition or in homeostasis.

4.Discuss the metabolic interrelationship of energy nutrients in various nutritional and hormonal states.

5.Apply lecture and textbook concepts to nutritional problems.