IPHY 2420: Introduction to Nutrition
This course focuses on the basic anatomy, physiology, and chemistry of nutrition. Topics include weight management, the role of diet and lifestyle in disease prevention, specific nutrient deficiencies and toxicities, nutrition standards and guidelines, sports nutrition recommendations, agricultural practices, and food policy issues.
Learning Objectives
- Identify and discuss the function of macronutrients (carbohydrate, fat, and protein) and micronutrients in the body and how they can be obtained from food;
- Identify why nutrition is important to health through the understanding of nutrients and their relationship to chronic disease;
- Explain the regulation of dietary supplements in the United States;
- Define what is meant by a healthy body weight and the main determinants of body weight;
- Identify the risks of underweight and overweight or obesity;
- Explain the general fueling recommendations for an athlete before, during, and after a practice or competition;
- Discuss food sustainability.
In this course, you will
Track and evaluate your own dietary practices, activity, and sleep patterns, providing you with an accurate snapshot of your current nutrition and physical activity status;
Learn about personal nutrient deficiencies, toxicities, eating behaviors, weight management issues, and risk for developing conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and anemia.
Nicole Stob
Dr. Nicole Stob received her PhD in Nutritional Sciences from Colorado State University in 2004, after which she went on to perform post-doctoral research at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. During this time, Nicole also taught nutrition at Metropolitan State University of Denver and South University. Since that time, Nicole has taught different nutrition classes at Colorado Community Colleges Online and the University of Colorado Boulder. Nicole has taught for the Division of Continuing Education at CU Boulder and currently teaches nutrition for the Department of Integrative Physiology at CU Boulder.