NUTR 3357 Medical Nutrition Therapy I

Introduction to the concepts of providing nutritional care to individuals and medical nutrition therapy. Topics include nutritional assessment procedures (anthropometrics, biochemical, clinical and dietary) nutrition care plan, basic principles of interviewing and counseling, diabetic and renal calculations, total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and tube feeding methods, and use of computer software for dietary analysis of intakes.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

NUTR 2351, NUTR 2401

Schedule Type

Lecture

Grading Basis

Standard Letter (A-F)

Administrative Unit

Dept of Health & Biomedical Sc

Offered

As scheduled