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HWP 401 - Nutrition and Metabolism

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An advanced course covering nutrition at the cellular level. Students are introduced to nutritional biochemistry and provided with a mechanistic look at nutritional strategies for health promotion. Topics include energy transformation, the role of nutrients in chronic disease promotion and prevention, homeostatic balances, body composition and energy expenditure, and research methodologies in nutrition. Prerequisites: HWP 225; BIOL 338 or HWP 294; STAT 185. See department chair.