Academic Calendar 2020/2021 - Nutrition
BIOL 3227 Nutrition
Prerequisites:
BIOL 2706 and 2707 or BIOL 1011, BIOL 2116, and registered in the RPN Bridging Program.Antirequisites:
BIOL 4227 and PHED 4227 if taken in 2010 or 2011Hours:
Three hours per week.Credits:
3Description:
Students examine the digestion and absorption of macronutrients and micronutrients and their effect on human health and disease. Students analyze the nutrients we consume in terms of their role in building the various tissues and organs of the human body from a biochemical perspective. Students evaluate sources of nutrition with emphasis placed on a comparison of plant and animal products.