NTR X90 NTR 390 Topics in Recent Advances in Nutritional Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Advances in Nutritional Sciences I. Required of all graduate students in nutrition.
Topic 2: Carbohydrates and Fiber.
Topic 3: Lipids.
Topic 4: Vitamins and Minerals.
Topic 5: Minerals.
Topic 6: Molecular Nutritional Sciences.
Topic 7: Advances in Nutritional Sciences II. Required of all graduate students in nutrition.
Topic 8: Clinical Nutrition. Additional prerequisite: Nutrition 370 or the equivalent or consent of instructor.
Topic 9: Nutrition, Immunology, and Cancer.
Topic 10: Geriatric Nutrition and Metabolism. Study of how aging influences nutrient requirements and metabolism at the biochemical and molecular level. Discussion of dietary changes to offset the effects of aging and to improve quality of life.
Topic 11: Nutrition, Cancer, and Development. The role of nutrition in development from embryo to adult, the role of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of cancer, and the ability of nutrients to affect development and disease.
Topic 12: Nutritional Immunology. Nutrition 390 (Topic 9) and 390 (Topic 12) may not both be counted.
Topic 13: Nutrigenomics. Examine the interactions between nutrition and multi-level "omics (e.g., genome, transcriptome, methylome) as they relate to chronic disease and health. Includes a focus on gene-diet interactions in the context of population genetic variation and the bidirectional molecular interactions that influence gene and protein expression as well as epigenetic modification. Nutrition 390 (Topic 11) and 390 (Topic 13) may not both be counted.
Topic 14: Theories of Nutrition Behavior. Explore and examine nutrition-related behavior through the application of health behavior theories and models. Includes theories such as the Health Belief Model, Theory of Planned Behavior, Social Cognitive Theory, Diffusion of Innovations, Transtheoretical Model, Social Support, and Social Ecological Model. Investigate theoretical constructs, benefits and limitations of each theory/model, considerations needed for unique populations or behaviors, and how to develop a theory-based program plan. Nutrition 390 (Topic: Theories of Nutrition Behavior) and 390 (Topic 14) may not both be counted.
Topic 15: Principles of Epidemiology in Nutritional Sciences. Examine the role of epidemiological methods as the basis for selection of study design and data collection tools in nutrition research such as dietary tools, biomarkers of diet or disease, and anthropometric measurements like obesity. Examine the interpretation of study results in nutrition research. Nutrition 390 (Topic: Prin Epidemiology in Nutr Sci) and 390 (Topic 15) may not both be counted.