NTR - 611 Advanced Nutrition Care I

This course will integrate evidence-based practice and current nutrition theory in prevention and nutritional management of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Participants will review the pathophysiology and epidemiology of disease, examine evidenced-based nutrition-related recommendations for disease prevention, evaluate the research evidence supporting various nutritional approaches for treating disease, and identify differences in disease management by race/ethnicity. Prerequisite course: NSG 533 Advanced Pathophysiology or permission of instructor. Prerequisite courses: None or permission of instructor. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Pass/No Pass Grading Allowed: No. Credit(s): 3