FSN 543 - Medical Nutrition Therapy

Prerequisite, FSN 303. This course is designed to increase the students’ knowledge of the pathophysiology of various disease states. Principles of dietary management as a preventative and therapeutic tool in health care will be emphasized during various physiologic changes such as disease, metabolic alterations, and stress. Students will learn how to modify the normal diet for the prevention and treatment of diseases. Some sections of FSN 543 will be held with FSN 443. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits