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Lecture—3 hours. Nutrition as a science; historical development of nutrition concepts; properties of nutrients and foods. Not open for credit to students who have taken an upper division course in nutrition. GE credit: SciEng.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Applegate
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Discussion—1.5 hours; term paper. Exploration of current applications and controversies in nutrition. Students read scientific journal articles and write summaries, as well as give brief oral presentations. Topics change to reflect current interests and issues. GE credit: Wrt.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Applegate
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Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101; Biological Sciences 103 or Animal Biology 103. Cellular regulation from nutritional/toxicological perspective. Emphasis: role of biofactors on modulation of signal transduction pathways, role of specific organelles in organization/regulation of metabolic transformations, major cofactor functions, principles of pharmacology/toxicology important to understanding nutrient/toxicant metabolism. (Same course as Environmental Toxicology 104.)—I. (I.) Oteiza
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Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 111AV and Animal Biology 103 or the equivalent. Role of nutrition in the aging process from both an organismal/cell perspective, including demographics, theories of aging, nutrition and evolution, nutritional manipulation and life-span extension, and nutrition’s impact on the diseases of aging.—III. (III.) McDonald
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Web virtual lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 8B, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 101 or the equivalent. Introduction to metabolism of protein, fat and carbohydrate; the biological role of vitamins and minerals; nutrient requirements during the life cycle; assessment of dietary intake and nutritional status. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 101.—III. (III.) McDonald
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Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 8B, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 101 or the equivalent. Critical analysis of the development of nutritional recommendations for humans. Topics include history of modern recommendations, development of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) and other food guides; the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI); administrative structure of regulatory agencies pertinent to nutrition recommendations; introduction to scientific methods used to determine the recommendations; food labeling laws; nutrition recommendations in other countries and cultures. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 111.—III. (III.) Greenwood
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Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Animal Biology 102 and 103 or course 101, course 111 (may be taken concurrently), Statistics 13. Methods of human nutritional assessment, including dietary, anthropometric, biochemical and hematological techniques, and physical examination. Principles of precision, accuracy, and interpretation of results for individuals and populations.—III. (III.)
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Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Animal Biology 102 and 103 or course 101; course 111. Role of nutritional factors in embryonic and postnatal development. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—II. (II.) Keen
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Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 8B, Animal Science 41. Analyses and evaluation of feeds, influences of production, processing and storage methods on nutritive value of feeds. Animal nutrition. Diet formulation. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—II. (II.) DePeters
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Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 111, 112 and Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 101 or the equivalent. Biochemical and physiological bases for therapeutic diets. Problems in planning diets for normal and pathological conditions.—I-II. (I-II.) Steinberg, Stern, Clifford
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Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 116A (may be taken concurrently). Fundamental principles of planning and evaluating therapeutic diets and patient education for pathological conditions covered in 116A.—I. (I.) Steinberg
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Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 116AL, and 116B (may be taken concurrently). Fundamental principles of planning and evaluating therapeutic diets and patient education for pathological conditions covered in 116B. Continuation of course 116AL.—II. (II.) Hudson
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Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—6 hours; extensive writing. Prerequisite: courses 111, Biological Sciences 102 and 103, and a laboratory course in nutrition or biochemistry. Methods of assessing nutritional status. Application of chemical, microbiological, chromatographic and enzymatic techniques to current problems in nutrition. GE credit: Wrt.—I. (I.) Clifford
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Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 101 or 111, and 116A. Nutrition problems in contemporary communities and of selected target groups in the United States and in developing countries. Nutrition programs and policy, principles of nutrition education.—II. (II.) Dewey
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Lecture/discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 112 (may be taken concurrently) and consent of instructor. Issues and problems related to community-based nutritional assessment in a low-income country, major nutritional problems in low-income countries; ethical issues in human investigation; survey design, data collection techniques, and data analysis; preparation for international travel; cross-cultural communication, health, and safety while living abroad.
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Lecture—2 hours; fieldwork—12 hours. Prerequisite: course 119A and consent of instructor. A six-week summer course in Peru. Implementation of a community-based nutritional assessment survey, including development of the survey instrument, selection of the study sample, collection and verification of data, and analysis and interpretation of the results; the project will be carried out by paired participation of students and faculty members of UC Davis and the collaborating foreign institution.
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Lecture—3 hours, discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or Geography 2 recommended. Nutritional anthropology from historical and contemporary perspectives; the anthropological approach to food and diet; field work methods; case histories that explore food patterns and their nutritional implications. GE Credit: Div, SciEng, SocSci.—IV. (IV.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Geography 2 recommended. Nutritional geography from historical and contemporary perspectives; the geographical approach to food and diet; cultural and environmental factors that influence dietary practices; food-related landscapes and patterns. GE Credit: Div, SciEng, SocSci.
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Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing; Animal Biology 103 or consent of instructor; Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 101, Biological Sciences 1C, and Mathematics 16B recommended. Study of nutrient utilization as influenced by the unique aspects of digestion and fermentation in ruminants, both domestic and wild. Laboratories include comparative anatomy, feed evaluation, digestion kinetics using fistulated cows, computer modeling, and microbial exercises.—III. (III.) Fadel
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Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Animal Biology 103. Restricted to upper division or graduate students. Comparative nutrition of animals; including laboratory, companion, zoo, and wild animals. Digestion and metabolic adaptations required for animal species to consume diverse diets ranging from grasses and leaves to nectar to insects and meat. Relation of nutrition to metabolic adaptations and physiological states, including growth, reproduction, and diseases.—III. (III.) Klasing
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Laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Animal Biology 103, course 123 (may be taken concurrently). Laboratory exercises leading to written reports on establishment of nutritional requirements and formulation of complete diets for laboratory, companion, zoo and wild animals.—III. (III.) Klasing
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Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 103 and Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology 121. Principles of nutrition and feeding of fishes under commercial situations; implication of fish nutrition to the environment and conservation of endangered species.—I. (I.) Hung
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Lecture—4 hours; laboratory—12 hours; discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: Environmental Toxicology 101 or Biological Sciences 102 or 104 or the equivalent; Environmental Toxicology 114A or course 114 recommended. Course taught at Bodega Marine Laboratory. Effects of environmental and nutritional stress, including pollutants, on development and function in embryos and larvae of marine organisms. Emphasis on advanced experimental methods. (Same course as Environmental Toxicology 127.) GE credit: SciEng.—IV. (IV.) Cherr
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Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 111; a course in written or oral expression or consent of instructor. Critical analysis and discussion of current, controversial issues in nutrition; the use of journalistic techniques to interpret scientific findings for the lay public. Students will be required to write several articles for campus media. Course may be repeated once for credit.—III. (III.) Stern
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