NS 6210

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NS 6210
Precision Nutrition and Health

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course will introduce students to the principles of precision nutrition and its goal to optimize human nutrition and improve human health outcomes throughout the lifespan. Topics to be covered include identification of genetic/epigenetic signatures that alter nutrient requirements, biomarker discovery and application, and the effects of environmental exposures (microbiome, exercise, etc) and/or disease on nutrient needs. The course will cover both molecular and epidemiological aspects of precision nutrition and will highlight advantages and limitations of current precision nutrition approaches in clinical practice. Undergraduate students enroll in NS 4210, and graduate students enroll in NS 6210.


Prerequisites NS 1150, NS 1220, or equivalent. NS 3200, BIOMG 3300, BIOMG 3310, BIOMG 3330, or BIOMG 3350, or equivalent.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP

Outcomes

  • Articulate/describe the importance/demand for more targeted precision nutrition approaches.
  • Identify technologies and approaches that support/drive the implementation of precision nutrition.
  • Critically evaluate scientific literature, especially as related to precision nutrition.
  • Describe benefits and limitations of precision nutrition.
  • Summarize and present primary literature.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NS 4210

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  8302 NS 6210   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Field, M

      Poole, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: Introductory Nutritional Sciences (NS 1150 or NS 1220, or equivalent) and Biochemistry coursework (at least one of the following courses: NS 3200, BIOMG 3300, BIOMG 3310, BIOMG 3330, or BIOMG 3350, or equivalent). Recommended prerequisite: NS 3310.