NS 132 How Obesity Became an Epidemic in Society Essay

Lectures, Assignments & Exam (tentative schedule):Date
Jan 26
Jan 28
Day
Lecture
Assignments
Module 1: History and Fundamental Concepts of Nutritional Sciences
Introduction to NS132: nutrition today
#1: Everything About You
Wed
and Syllabus Quiz (5 pts)
Due Jan 31st 11:59pm
Historical milestones and current trends of
Fri
nutritional sciences I
Jan 31
Mon
Feb 2
Wed
Historical milestones and current trends of
nutritional sciences II
Dietary Guidelines and Food Label
Skill: how to define “healthy” foods?
Activity: Identify your current nutrition
needs and find foods that meet your needs
Food Choices, Nutrients and Non-nutrients
Feb 4
Fri
Feb 7
Mon
Feb 9
Skill: how to choose nutrient-dense foods?
Are superfoods better than “normal”
vegetables and fruits?
The GI tract: Digestion, Absorption and
Metabolism
*self-check quiz #1
Carbohydrates I
#2: I.D. the hidden sugar
in seemingly healthy
UPFs (10 pts)
Due Feb 21st 11:59pm
Wed
Feb 11
Fri
Feb 14
Mon
Feb 16
Wed
Feb 18
Fri
Feb 21
Feb 23
Mon
Wed
Feb 25
Fri
Carbohydrates II
Skill: How to incorporate choose the right
type and amount of carbohydrates in your
diet?
Fat and Lipids I
Fat and Lipids II
Skill: How to incorporate healthy fats in
your diet?
Protein
Vitamins I
Vitamins II
Vitamins III
Skill: How to choose a vitamin supplement,
if needed?
*self-check quiz #2
Feb 28
Mar 2
Mon
Wed
Minerals I
Minerals II
Mar 4
Fri
In-Class Midterm Exam 1
Mar 7
Mon
Mar 9
Wed
Mar 11
Fri
Mar 12 – 20th
Mar 21
Mon
Mar 23
Wed
Mar 25
Fri
Mar 28
Mar 30
Mon
Wed
Apr 1
Fri
Apr 4
Mon
Module 2: Challenges & Controversies in Nutrition
Personalized Nutrition: nutritional
#3: Personalized
genomics
Nutrition Project (25 pts)
Personalized Nutrition: you are what your Due Mar 28th 11:59pm
ancestors and grandparents ate
Personalized Nutrition: Microbiome
Personalized Nutrition: are we there yet?
*self-check quiz #4
Skill: how to evaluate products marketed as
personalized nutrition? What technologies
are available to assess personalized
nutrition needs?
Spring Break (No Class WOOHOO!!)
Obesity: energy balance and factors control
food intake
Skill: why do people gain weight?
Obesity: in defense of body fat
Obesity: fad diets and weight management
Wed
*self-check quiz #5
Skill: what do fad diets have in common?
Obesity and Weight Management IIII
Eating Disorders
Nutrition associated chronic diseases:
Glycemic control and Diabetes
Skill: how to eat to manage blood glucose
and insulin level?
Nutrition associated chronic diseases:
cardiovascular diseases
Skill: how to evaluate a person’s risk of
getting CVD?
Nutrition associated chronic diseases:
Cancers
Apr 6
*self-check quiz #3
Skill: Are there cancer-preventing diets?
#4: Diet Analysis & Meal
Planning Project (20 pts)
Due Apr 25th 11:59pm
*self-check quiz #6
Apr 8
Fri
Nutrition and Physical Activities
Guest speaker: Dr. Tara LaRowe
Skill: how to plan meals and snacks pre-,
and post-exercise to best support your
exercise routine?
Apr 11
Mon
Food allergies, sensitivity and intolerances
Celiac Disease, IBS and their nutrition
management
Guest Lecture with undergrad TAs
*self-check quiz #7
Skill: how to identify FODMAPs? Do I need
to be on a gluten-free diet?
Apr 13
Wed
Apr 15
Fri
Apr 18
Mon
Apr 20
Wed
Apr 22
Fri
Apr 25
Mon
In-Class Midterm Exam 2
Nutrition and Physical Activities: Bone
density, female athlete triad and ergogenic
aids.
Alcohol and Nutrition
Nutrition across lifecycle: maternal
nutrition, infant and childhood nutrition
Nutrition across lifecycle: healthy aging,
calorie restriction and longevity I
Nutrition across lifecycle: healthy aging,
calorie restriction and longevity II
Global Nutrition Challenges I
Apr 27
Wed
Apr 29
May 2
Fri
Mon
May 4
Wed
May 6
May 8
Fri
Sat
Global Nutrition Challenges II
Cultural aspects of food and nutrition
Food Safety and Food Additives
Guest speaker: Michelle Naragon
*self-check quiz #8
*self-check quiz #9
#5: Nutrition Under A
Global Lens Project
(10pts)
Due May 6th 11:59pm
*self-check quiz #10
Skill: How to safely prepare and store
foods?
Semester Recap
Final Cumulative Exam
2:45PM- 4:45PM Location TBD (Wait For Registr Announcement)