Maricopa Community Colleges  FON141   19956-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/23/95
FON141 19956-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Nutrition
Study of the nutrients in foods, their relationship to other nutrients, and the dietary patterns helpful in promoting health. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
FON141   19956-99999 Nutrition
1. Explain the role of nutrition in health. (I, III, IV, V, VII, IX)
2. Describe the scientific method as it relates to nutrition information. (I)
3. Use the Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA), food guides and guidelines, food labels, food composition tables, and/or the exchange system to plan food intake and to evaluate the nutritional value of diet. (II, III, IV, V, VII, VIII, XI)
4. Identify the major characteristics, functions, interrelationships, sources, hazards of excess, and/or deficiency conditions of the nutrients. (III, IV, V, VII, VIII, IX)
5. Explain basic energy concepts related to body fat formation or loss. (VI)
6. Explain the basic metabolism of protein, fat, carbohydrate, and alcohol. (III, IV, V, X)
7. Plan a basic body fat control program that incorporates current principles of body fat management. (VI)
8. Evaluate the reliability of contemporary nutrition information and/or diet plans. (I, VI)
9. Apply scientific nutrition principles to a person's food intake throughout the life cycle. (III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, XI)
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FON141   19956-99999 Nutrition
    I. Nutrition and Health
        A. Factors involved in optimal health
        B. Applications of the scientific method
          1. Establishing nutrition principles
          2. Use by health professionals
          3. Evaluating nutrition information
      II. Applications of Nutrition "Tools"
          A. RDAs
          B. Tables of food composition
          C. Food guides and guidelines
          D. Food labels
          E. Exchanges
        III. Carbohydrates
            A. Characteristics
              1. Classifications and major sources
              2. Major functions and relationships to health
              3. Consequences of excess or deficiency
              4. Interactions with other nutrients
            B. Basic metabolism
              1. Digestion, absorption, blood glucose, glycogen synthesis
              2. Blood glucose regulation
              3. Abnormalities of blood glucose regulation
            C. Dietary recommendations
            D. Planning intake
            E. Calculating and evaluating intake
          IV. Lipids
              A. Characteristics
                1. Classification and major sources
                2. Major functions and relationships to health
                3. Consequences of excess or deficiency
                4. Interactions with other nutrients
              B. Basic metabolism
                1. Digestion and absorption
                2. The lipoproteins
                3. Abnormalities of lipid metabolism and relationship to diet
              C. Dietary recommendations
              D. Planning intake
              E. Calculating and evaluating intake
            V. Proteins
                A. Characteristics
                  1. Classification and major sources
                  2. Major functions and relationship to health
                  3. Consequences of excess or deficiency
                  4. Interactions with other nutrients
                B. Basic metabolism
                  1. Digestion and absorption
                  2. Nitrogen balance
                C. Dietary recommendations
                D. Vegetarian diets
                E. Planning intake
                F. Calculating and evaluating intake
              VI. Energy Metabolism
                  A. Principles of body fat formation and loss
                    1. Energy balance
                    2. Relative roles of protein, fat, carbohydrate, and alcohol
                    3. Genetic and environmental factors
                  B. Treatment of weight abnormalities
                  C. Evaluation of body fat control programs
                VII. Vitamins
                    A. Characteristics
                      1. Classification and major food sources
                      2. Major functions and relationships to health
                      3. Consequences of excess or deficiency
                      4. Relationship to other nutrients
                    B. Dietary recommendations
                    C. Planning and evaluating intake
                    D. Common health conditions associated with vitamins
                  VIII. Minerals
                      A. Characteristics
                        1. Classification and major food sources
                        2. Major functions and relationships to health
                        3. Consequences of excess or deficiency
                        4. Relationship to other nutrients
                      B. Dietary recommendations
                      C. Planning and evaluating intake
                      D. Common health conditions associated with minerals
                    IX. Water
                        A. Major functions and sources
                        B. Water balance
                          1. Distribution in body tissues
                          2. Hormonal regulation
                          3. Relationship to minerals
                          4. Dehydration and water intoxication
                        C. Prevention of water imbalances
                      X. Alcohol and Nutritional Status
                          A. Basic metabolism of alcohol
                          B. Interactions with nutrients
                        XI. Applications of Nutrition Principles Throughout the Life Cycle
                            A. Pregnancy and lactation
                            B. Infancy and toddler years
                            C. Adolescence
                            D. Adults
                            E. Senior adults
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