Course Description
Epidemiological, clinical, animal, and cellular studies linking diet and diseases, with a focus on cancer and bone diseases. Biochemical and physiological mechanisms by which nutrients prevent disease.
Athena Title
Nutrition Disease Processes I
Pre or Corequisite
NUTR 4100/6100 or NUTR 6400 or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The student will be able to: Discuss general epidemiological principles Demonstrate understanding of the pathophysiology of bone diseases and cancer Demonstrate knowledge of epidemiological research supporting links between nutrition and chronic diseases, such as bone diseases and cancer Demonstrate knowledge of the proposed biological mechanisms by which diet and nutrition influence the development of bone diseases and cancer Discuss the rationale for current dietary recommendations designed to prevent cancer and bone diseases
Topical Outline
Epidemiological principles Nutritional epidemiology of bone diseases Diet, nutrition, and bone diseases: biochemical mechanisms Establishment of current dietary recommendations for osteoporosis prevention The link between obesity and chronic disease Nutritional epidemiology of cancer Diet, nutrition, and cancer: biochemical mechanisms Establishment of current dietary recommendations for cancer prevention