BIO 201: Nutrition

Our Nutrition course provides students with an exploration of how food nutrition contributes to the prevention of illness and the promotion of optimal health. Students will identify how to conduct in-depth diet and lifestyle evaluations and create food plans customized to each individual’s taste, temperament, and health goals. The fundamentals of whole food nutrition, digestive physiology, metabolism, nutritional biochemistry, and current research are presented. Additionally, students will discover how healthy nutrition habits are used in the food industry.

Prerequisite(s): None

You will have access to your course for 4 months (120 days) from the time of purchase.

Department:

Sciences

College Credits:

Course Code:

EDFC-0025

Price:

$195.00

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Course Syllabus

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Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

Define healthy food guidelines
Identify how nutrition aids in health
Recall the roles of various foods, vitamins and minerals and their impact on the body
Identify how the food industry uses nutrition information credibly
List nutritional needs throughout human development

Materials

There is no extra cost for textbooks or materials. All materials are included with this course.

System Requirements

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Internet Connection

Broadband or High-Speed - DSL, Cable, and Wireless Connections

*Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.

Hardware Requirements

Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended

PC Software Requirements

Operating Systems - Windows 7 or higher
Microsoft Office 2013 or higher. Also, you could use a general Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)

Adobe PDF Reader

QuickTime, Windows Media Player &/or Real Player

MAC Software Requirements

Operating Systems - Mac OS x 10 or higher with Windows
Mac office programs or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
Internet Browsers- Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
Adobe PDF Reader
Apple QuickTime Media Player

Transferability

Ed4Credit’s courses have all been recommended for credit through the American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (CREDIT®). This highly regarded recommendation means that your Ed4Credit classes will be considered for credit at almost 2,000 colleges and universities across the United States. It’s important that you check with the college you are planning to transfer this course to in order to verify the transferability to your college. Also, every college individually determines if a course will count as a lower-level course or an upper-level course. Please contact your college and make sure you understand their policies regarding ACE credit transfers.

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