FOOD SC 1001WT - Food, Nutrition and Health I
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Course Details
| Course Code | FOOD SC 1001WT | ||
| Course | Food, Nutrition and Health I | ||
| Coordinating Unit | School of Agriculture, Food & Wine, Faculty of Sciences | ||
| Term | Semester 1 2013 | ||
| Mode | Internal | ||
| Level | Undergraduate | ||
| Location/s | Waite | ||
| Units | 3 | ||
| Contact | Up to six hours per week | ||
| Prerequisites | Not applicable | ||
| Corequisites | Not applicable | ||
| Incompatible | Not applicable | ||
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable | ||
| Restrictions | Not applicable | ||
| Quota | Not applicable | ||
| Course Description | To provide an overview of healthy eating; food composition; nutrient reference values; food group plans; dietary guidelines; the functions of the principal nutrients; non-nutrient components of food; nutrient calculations; vegetarianism; dietary supplementation; diet and physical activity; food labelling. To provide a brief overview of the history of food in Australia; the definition of health; social, cultural and economic influences on consumer¿s food choices, dietary habits and food consumption patterns. To look at food systems, food security; nutrition research, report writing and how to critically review nutrition-related scientific literature. | ||
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