FSHN 185 - The Science of Human Nutrition
Integration of natural science concepts basic to study of human nutrition. Emphasis on nutrient requirements of healthy individuals throughout life cycle, food sources, functions and interrelationships of nutrients. Lectures supplemented with individualized instructional activities.
Note: FSHN 185 is accepted as a natural science requirement at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, UH West Oahu, and at other community colleges
Contact: 3 hours lecture per week
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of FSHN 185, the student will be able to:
- Identify factors that influence why you eat as you do and how to make changes in your diet.
- Compare the various types of nutrition research with respect to type and reliability of information produced.
- Use the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and Food Pyramid to evaluate the nutrient adequacy of your diet.
- Use and understand the components of a food label.
- Describe what nutrients are and state basic information about each of six categories of nutrients (e.g., functions in the body, risks of excesses/deficiencies, sources, guidelines for intake).
- Identify which nutrients are sources of energy for the body and how an excess or a deficiency of energy can affect the body.
- Define malnutrition as over- and under-nutrition, and discuss its causes, cures, and associated health effects.
- Discuss current issues related to the safety of the food supply using concepts from toxicology.
- Describe physiological changes that occur during the life cycle and explain the changes in nutrient needs that accompany these changes.
- Discuss how alcohol and other drugs interact with nutritional processes.
- Evaluate nutrition information in popular media critically, with respect to its correctness.