Literature of human nutrition related to macronutrients; includes metabolism, genetics, physiology, biochemistry, endocrinology, and epidemiology.
Athena Title
Advanced Macronutrients
Prerequisite
BCMB 3100 or BCMB 3100E or BCMB 3100H
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will be able to describe the mechanisms involved in converting carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins into energy.
Students will be able to identify the key reactions that control energy generation and consumption.
Students will be able to summarize the mechanisms involved in digestion and absorption of the macronutrients.
Students will be able to explain the mechanisms involved in the uptake and utilization of macronutrients within cells.
Students will be able to outline the factors controlling macronutrient metabolism within the whole organism, and how these can be disrupted in chronic disease states.
Topical Outline
Review of cell structure and function
Membrane transport and cellular energy production
Water and acid-base balance
Tools for measuring intake
Nutrient requirements
Macronutrient selection
Energy balance and obesity
Control of food intake
Energy expenditure, uncoupling proteins, and diet induced thermogenesis
Protein metabolism
Carbohdyrate metabolism and the role of the liver in glucose metabolism
Diabetes
Fat metabolism
Metabolism in specific physiological conditions, such as exercise, starvation, and pregnancy
