Nutrition (NUTR) 331

Overview

Nutrition 331: Nutrition for Health surveys the basic principles of human nutrition and the relationships between nutrition and chronic diseases. There is now a large body of evidence demonstrating that diet has a major impact on health. In this course, we examine all aspects of this subject.

For a student who plans to take only one nutrition course at Athabasca University, NUTR 331 is the best choice. It is also the best nutrition course for students with limited science background. Students wanting to study nutrition in more detail should take NUTR 330 followed by NUTR 405.

Outline

Unit 1: Overview of Nutrition; Assessment of Nutritional Status

Unit 2: General Principles of Research in Nutrition

Unit 3: Dietary Reference Intakes and Diet-planning Guides

Unit 4: Body Systems and Digestion

Unit 5: The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, and Fibre

Unit 6: The Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols

Unit 7: Protein and Amino Acids

Unit 8: Metabolism of Nutrients and Energy Balance

Unit 9: The Vitamins

Unit 10: Water and the Minerals

Unit 11: Introduction to Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle, Obesity, and Diabetes

Unit 12: Cardiovascular Diseases

Unit 13: Diet and Cancer

Unit 14: Vegetarian Diets, Alcohol, and Caffeine

Unit 15: What Is the Healthiest Diet?

Evaluation

To receive credit for NUTR 331, you must submit all three assignments and obtain a mark of at least “60” percent on assignment 1, obtain at least “55” percent on the final examination, and obtain a course composite grade of at least “C-” (60 percent). The chart below summarizes the course activities and the credit weight associated with each.

Assignment 1	Assignment 2	Assignment 3	Mid-term Exam	Final Exam	Total
20%	8%	14%	23%	35%	100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbooks

Other Materials

All other course materials will be accessed online.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.

Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the NUTR 331 challenge registration, you must achieve a minimum grade of “C-” (60 percent) on the challenge examination.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form