FSN 303 - Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism

Prerequisites, FSN 200 and CHEM 103 or CHEM 140 and FSN 170 or HSCI 112 or BIOL 366 or HSCI 366. An in-depth look at the digestion, absorption, metabolism, storage, excretion, and interrelationships of nutrients. Nutritional biochemistry and metabolism as it relates to establishment of nutrient requirements, markers of nutritional deficiency or excess, gene expression and chronic diseases. Advances the investigative approach to scientific concepts in nutrient metabolism. Letter grade. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits