NU 610 - Nutrition and Disease I

Prerequisites: NU 602 and NU 604. Discussion of certain disorders having nutritional implications; particular emphasis on the etiology and pathogenesis (including dietary factors), as well as diagnosis and treatment approaches (past and current). Rationales for inclusion of dietary alterations in the prophylactic and therapeutic approaches. Disorders include renal disease and hypertension; atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease; energy balance, obesity, and eating disorders; cancer.
3 credits