Course Overview [pdf], [MS Word] and [html]

Course Outline [pdf], [MS Word] and [html]

Students will:

- assess personal fitness and eating habits

- explain the risks associated with special diets

- explain the effect of gender on physical performance

- design a personal plan for lifetime fitness

- estimate the energy requirements of various athletic sports

- differentiate between safe and unsafe nutritional practices related to various athletic sports.

- explain the importance of complex carbohydrates in the diet

- differentiate between healthy and unhealthy levels of fact in a diet

- explain the importance of protein in the human diet throughout the life cycle

- explain the effects of excesses and deficiencies in vitamin intake

- analyze sample diets for adequate mineral content

- weigh personal career opportunities in relation to a career in nutrition.