Nutrition

Course Number:

FN 225

Transcript Title:

Nutrition

Created:

Aug 11, 2022

Updated:

Apr 25, 2024

Total Credits:

4

Lecture Hours:

40

Lecture / Lab Hours:

0

Lab Hours:

0

Satisfies Cultural Literacy requirement:

No

Satisfies General Education requirement:

No

Grading Options

A-F, P/NP, Audit

Default Grading Options

A-F

Repeats available for credit:

0

Suggested Outcome Assessment Strategies

The determination of assessment strategies is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: writings (journals, self-reflections, pre writing exercises, essays), quizzes, tests, midterm and final exams, group projects, presentations (in person, videos, etc), self-assessments, experimentations, lab reports, peer critiques, responses (to texts, podcasts, videos, films, etc), student generated questions, Escape Room, interviews, and/or portfolios.

Course Activities and Design

The determination of teaching strategies used in the delivery of outcomes is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: lecture, small group/forum discussion, flipped classroom, dyads, oral presentation, role play, simulation scenarios, group projects, service learning projects, hands-on lab, peer review/workshops, cooperative learning (jigsaw, fishbowl), inquiry based instruction, differentiated instruction (learning centers), graphic organizers, etc.

Course Content

Outcome #1: List and describe the major essential nutrients and recommendations for intakes based on current guidelines.

1. Overview of Nutrition
   • List and describe the following in Food:
     • Major Nutrients
     • Energy-Yielding Nutrients
   • Define and apply the following:
     • Dietary Reference Intakes
     • Nutrition Assessment
     • Dietary Guidelines for Americans
     • Food Labeling Standards
2. Energy Balance and Weight Management
   • Relate the following
     • Energy In vs. Energy Out
     • Healthy Body Weight
     • Health Risks Associated with Body Weight and Body Fat
     • Overweight and Obesity
   • Outline the following:
     • Weight-Loss Strategies
     • Weight-Gain Strategies
3. Energy Nutrients (Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins)
   • Define the following and their relationship to health
     • Carbohydrates
       • Monosaccharides
       • Disaccharides
       • Polysaccharides
       • Fibers
     • Lipids
       • Triglycerides
       • Fatty Acids
       • Phospholipids
       • Sterols
     • Proteins
       • Amino Acids

Outcome #2: Describe the nutrient and non-nutrient recommendations for reducing the risk of major diseases where diet is a significant risk factor.

1. Overview of Nutrition
   • List and recognize the nutrition relationship to the following:
     • Cardiovascular Disease
     • Hypertension
     • Diabetes Mellitus
     • Cancer
     • Osteoporosis

Outcome #3: Identify the basic anatomy and physiology of the digestive system, including digestion, absorption, transport and gastrointestinal disorders.

1. Digestion, Absorption, and Transport
   • Describe the role of and flow of food/nutrients in the following:
     • Gastro-Intestinal system
     • Absorptive system
     • Circulatory system
   • Define the basic Gastro-Intestinal disorders
     • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
     • Celiac Disease
     • Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Outcome #4: Analyze the "Nutrition Facts" panel of a food label and calculate nutrient content.

1. Analysis of the "Nutrition Facts" panel of a food label,
   • Determine the following:
     • Total Calories
     • Kcal from Fat
     • % Kcal from Fat
     • Daily Values of Nutrients
     • Nutrient Density
     • Energy Density

Outcome #5: Identify the major nutrients of concern during the lifecycle, including pregnancy, infancy, adolescents, and the older adult.

1. Life-Cycle Nutrition
   • Identify the major nutrients of concern for the following:
     • Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
     • Adulthood and Later Years

Suggested Texts and Materials

• Tribole E, Resch E. Intuitive Eating: An Anti-Diet Revolutionary Approach. St. Martin’s Essentials; 2020.

Department Notes

Columbia Gorge Community College Science Department stands by the following statement regarding science instruction:

Science is a fundamentally nondogmatic and self-correcting investigatory process. Theories (such as biological evolution and geologic time scale) are developed through scientific investigation and are not decided in advance. As such, scientific theories can be and often are modified and revised through observation and experimentation. “Creation science," “Intelligent design” or similar beliefs are not considered legitimate science but a form of religious advocacy. This position is established by legal precedence (Webster v. New Lenox School District #122, 917 F. 2d 1004).

The Science Department at Columbia Gorge Community College therefore stands with organizations such as the National Association of Biology Teachers in opposing the inclusion of pseudo-sciences in our science curricula except to reference and/or clarify its invalidity.