| source Berkeley (X) |
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department Nutritional Science and Toxicology (X) |
This course provides an overview of digestion and metabolism of nutrients. Foods are discussed as a source of nutrients, and the evidence is reviewed as to the effects of nutrition on health. The emphasis of the course is on issues of current interest and on worldwide problems of food and nutrition. Students are required to record their own diet, calculate its composition, and evaluate its nutrient content in light of their particular needs.
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Discussion of principles for the evaluation of toxic hazard of natural and man-made substances present in the environment, the workplace, food, drink, and drugs. The bases for species selectivity, individual variations in sensitivity and resistance, and the combined effects of toxic agents will be addressed. Issues related to the impact of toxic agents in modern society will be emphasized.
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The Freshman Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester.
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Delivery of nutrients from foods to mammalian cells; major metabolic pathways; function of nutrients in energy metabolism, nitrogen and lipid metabolism, structural tissues and regulation; essentiality, activation, storage, excretion, and toxicity of nutrients.
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Historical, geo-ecological, biological, cultural, socio-economic, political and personal determinants of human diets. Community food and nutrition problems and programs. Food safety and consumer protection. Contributes to the pursuit of multidisciplinary degrees in nutrition policy and planning.
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Evaluation of the chemical, physical, functional, and nutritional properities of foods. Emphasis on how these properties, and prepration, processing, and storage, influence quality characteristics of food products.
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Experimental evaluation of the chemical, physical, functional, and nutritional properties of foods, and the changes occuring during preparation that affect quality characteristics of food products.
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A comprehensive survey of the principles of modern toxicology and their applications in evaluating the safety of natural and man-made toxins. Mechanisms of metabolic activation, detoxification, and selective toxicity are emphasized.
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Principles of drug action and toxicology. Brief survey of major groups of chemicals used in therapy. Also listed as Public Health C172.
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Chemical composition of pesticides and related compounds, their mode of action, resistance mechanisms, and methods of evaluating their safety and activity. Also listed as Environ Sci, Policy, and Management C148.
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Molecular toxicology attempts to understand the mechanisms by which hazardous compounds cause their toxic effects. The course will focus on our understanding of the important tissue and cellular components involved in chemical exposure from entry to effect to exit. Topics include metabolism and mechanisms of toxicants, toxicogenomics, toxicant effects in individuals and groups, and tools to predict toxicology.
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Introducing the use of bioinformatics tools useful in linking the molecular structure of chemicals to the toxicity they induce in biological systems. Discussions on the highly interactive process of collecting, organizing, and assimilating chemistry and toxicology information - and the use of computer programs to visualize, browse, and interpret this information to discover chemical structure-toxicity correlations. The importance of these concepts in drug discovery and development and food safety will be emphasized.
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Principles of organization and management applied to institutional food service systems: production and delivery systems, management of resources, quality assurance, equipment, layout, marketing, personnel management, fiscal management. Laboratory experiences, projects and field work in institutional situations.
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Principles of metabolic regulation in higher animals. Integration of metabolic paths and fluxes emphasizing experimental data and understanding mechanisms of nutrient affects. Advances in methods for studying metabolism, ranging from isotopic to molecular genetics techniques. This course provides the foundation for pursuing research in nutrient biochemistry/molecular biology, and for understanding nutrient and endocrine related diseases such as diabetes, birth defects, osteoporosis, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
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Since we eat every day, wouldn't it be useful to learn more about human dietary practices? A broad overview of the complex interrelationship between humans and their foods. Topics include the human dietary niche, biological variation related to diet, diet and disease, domestication of staple crops, food processing techniques and development of regional cuisines, modern diets and their problems, food taboos, human attitudes toward foods, and dietary politics. Also listed as Environ Sci, Policy, and Management C159.
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The normal regulation of human nutrient metabolism and the pathophysiological basis of common nutritional diseases will be discussed. Focus will be on metabolic integration in the whole organism. Conditions covered will include obesity, starvation/anorexia nervosa, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, anemia, alcohol, nutrition during the life cycle, pregnancy, infancy, old age, and other states.
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This lecture course addresses nutrition as a component of disease treatment. As we explore medical nutrition therapy, we will also study disease pathophysiology, diagnosis, and medical and pharmacological treatments. Methods of nutrition assessment and nutrient delivery in a medical setting will be covered.
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Theory and concepts from 161A are applied through a variety of methods including completion of disease specific case studies, nutrition assessments, care plans, and medical record documentation. Students design and calculate therapeutic diets, and enteral supplements and parenteral nutrition support. Product analysis and supermarket surveys are completed.
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This course addresses basic nutrition in the context of the community. It explores nutrition programs that serve various segments of the population and the relationships of these programs to nutrition policy at the local, national, and international levels. Community assessment is used as the basis for program planning, implementation, and evaluation. The specific needs of population groups (infants, children, women, and the elderly) are considered and questions of food security are investigated.
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Basic principles and techniques used in human and animal nutrition research. Students design, execute, and analyze experiments.
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Basic principles and techniques used in human and animal nutrition and toxicology research. Students design, execute, and analyze experiments.
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Students will be asked to prepare an oral and written report on a topic selected from the current research literature in nutritional sciences.
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This seminar course explores the professional roles and responsibilities of dietitians as well as career opportunities within the field. Current issues in the practice of dietetics will be discussed. Students will do research and present an oral report to the class. Each student will begin to develop his or her professional portfolio.
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Students will be asked to prepare an oral and written report on a topic selected from the current research literature in toxicology.
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This course will cover the changes that are occurring in the field of dietetics. Students will explore revisions of the national nutritional standards and guidelines, issues related to complementary and alternative nutrition practices, the area of genomics as it is expected to affect practice, professional ethics in the changing health care environment, reimbursement for professional services, legislation related to the field of dietetics, and other emerging issues.
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