HEALING NUTRITION

Course overview

Discover how dietary choices can optimize health by discussing nutrition through the lifespan and analyzing fad diets. COURSE OBJECTIVES: * Recognize common disorders caused by nutritional deficiencies * Specify types of fats, proteins and carbohydrates and food sources of each * Identify levels of the Food Guide Pyramid and the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid * Discuss the nutrient composition of the human body and how food components affect nutrition