_NUTRITION FOR HEALTH AND - Carleton
FOOD 2001: PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION
Instructor: Dr. Apollo Tsopmo, Department of Chemistry
Office: 207D Steacie Building
Telephone: 520-2600 Ext 3122
Email: Use the WebCT communications
Office Hours:
Description: This course addresses the relationship between nutrition and health. The focus is on healthy eating and strategies for modifying food patterns within the context of lifestyle and health states
Objectives: ( To provide an introduction to the basis of nutritional science and its relationship to nutrition and health status.
( To interpret food labels and provide an assessment on the nutrition information from radio, TV, internet and the newspaper
( Understand the metabolic interrelationships between macro-and micro-nutrients
( Identify clinical signs of nutritional deficiencies and discuss or describe the benefit of certain foods and diets for optimum health
( To provide you with information to help understand your own nutritional needs and concerns and how to modify food intake patterns when necessary
( Relationship between nutrition and chronic diseases (diabetes, cancers, cardiovascular diseases)
Class Format: ( Pre-requisites for taking this course are CHEM 1000 and BIOL 1003. This course will be an introduction and an overview to nutrition, with an emphasis on “nutrition for health”.
( The essential points for class notes will be on the PowerPoint text slides used in class. Other information will come from tables and figures in the textbook (referenced in the PowerPoint text slides) and other examples used by the instructor.
( Evaluation on the mid-term test and final exam will focus on lecture material, including questions and discussions in class. Students are strongly encouraged to read the textbook to enhance their learning and understanding of the lecture material.
Evaluation:
Mid-term test 30%
Assignment A 15%
Assignment B 15%
Final Exam 40%
( Course content will be tested through a mid-term test/final exam (70% of final grade) and assignments (30% of final grade). Final grades will be assigned as follows: A+ ≥ 90%, A ≥ 85%, A- ≥80% B+ ≥ 77% B ≥ 73%, B- ≥ 70% C+ ≥ 67% C ≥ 63%, C- ≥60, D+ ≥ 57%, D ≥ 53, D- ≥ 50%, and F ................
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