NUTR.5810 Medical Nutrition Therapy for Chronic Disease
Id: 042586
Credits: 3-3
Description
This course provides an overview of tools used to screen for nutrition risk. The focus of the course content will be on the assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring and evaluation of chronic disease as it relates to nutrition treatment. Assessment topics include methods and tools for assessing body composition, biochemical indicators, dietary intake, energy expenditure, and physical activity. Students will learn to diagnose and develop intervention plans using medical terminology, clinical laboratory values, diet prescription and implementation. This course will stress the steps of the nutrition care process.
Prerequisites
Undergraduate Nutritional Science Dietetics, or Graduate MPH in Dietetics students only.
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Course prerequisites/corequisites are determined by the faculty and approved by the curriculum committees. Students are required to fulfill these requirements prior to enrollment. For courses offered through online or GPS delivery, students are responsible for confirming with the instructor or department that all enrollment requirements have been satisfied before registering.