16:709:503 Introduction to Applied Nutrition Research (3) Investigation, discussion, and evaluation of current research in nutrition education. Pre- or corequisites: 16:709:552,553 and statistics.

16:709:504 (S) Seminar in Nutrition Education (3) Prerequisites: 11:709:400, 401 or equivalent.

16:709:506 Nutritional Aspects of Disease (3) Advanced study of pathophysiological aspects of disease states and the relation to nutrition. Prerequisites: 16:709:552,553.

16:709:515 Principles of Nutrition Research (3) Advanced topics in metabolic regulation including principles of experimental design as applied to nutrition research. Emphasis on the development of research proposals. Prerequisites: 16:709:552,553.

16:709:521 (S) Community Nutrition (3) Study of nutritional aspects of public health service and community agencies, and of programs designed to improve nutritional status of various population groups. Prerequisites: 11:709:400, 401 or equivalent.

16:709:530 Nutrition Epidemiology (3) Introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of nutritional epidemiology, the study of how diseases are related to diet change within and throughout societies and populations.

16:709:531 Theories, Models, and Concepts in Food and Nutrition (2) Theories, models, and concepts from the social sciences that contribute to the understanding of individual and environmental factors affecting food and nutrition issues.

16:709:535 International Research in Growth and Nutrition (3) Theoretical and practical aspects of conducting research on growth and nutrition in a developing country, including topics such as global nutrition, undernutrition, nutritional deficiencies, and food policy. Lectures, off-campus discussions, and a visit to a malnutrition treatment center in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

16:709:552,553 Nutrition: A Biochemical and Physiological Basis (4,4) Digestion, function, and metabolism of proteins and amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, minerals, and vitamins. Regulatory mechanisms, developmental changes, and species differences that influence the requirements and metabolism of nutrients. Effect of nutrient supply on metabolism at the molecular, cellular, and systemic levels, including special metabolic needs during growth, reproduction, stress, and senescence in animals and humans. Prerequisites: 11:115:403; 16:115:511 or equivalent. Required of all students.

16:709:601,602 Nutritional Sciences Seminar (1,2) Seminar presentations on current nutrition research topics with emphasis on selection, critical evaluation, preparation, and presentation.

16:709:603,604 Advanced Studies in Nutrition (BA,BA)

16:709:620 Advanced Topics in Nutritional Sciences (1) Informal, critical discussion and directed study in current areas of nutrition research. Prerequisites: 16:709:552,553.

16:709:621 Advanced Topics: Metabolic Regulation (1) Informal, critical discussion and directed study of current literature and concepts in carbohydrate and lipid nutrition. Prerequisites: 16:709:552,553.

16:709:622 Advanced Topics in Mineral Nutrition (1) Informal, critical discussion and directed study of current literature and concepts in mineral nutrition. Prerequisites: 16:709:552,553.

16:709:623 Advanced Topics: Molecular Nutrition (1) Informal, critical discussion and directed study of current literature and concepts in the nutritional control of gene expression. Prerequisites: 16:709:552,553.

16:709:625 Recent Advances in Nutritional Sciences (1) Informal, critical discussion and directed study in nutritional sciences, ranging from specialized research approaches and techniques to aspects of national and international nutrition policy. Prerequisites: 16:709:552,553, or permission of instructor.

16:709:687,688 Independent Studies in Nutritional Sciences (3,3)

16:709:701,702 Research in Nutritional Sciences (BA,BA)