NS 1150

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NS 1150
Nutrition, Health, and Society

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog.

Introduction to Human Nutrition, Health, and Society provides fundamental knowledge for majors and non-majors in nutrition. The role of nutrition in health promotion and disease prevention is introduced from biological, social, and structural perspectives.


Permission Note Enrollment preference given to: incoming Nutritional Sciences majors and Human Biology, Health, and Society majors.

Course Attribute (CU-SBY)

Last 4 terms offered 2024FA, 2024SU, 2023FA, 2023SU

Outcomes

  • Identify the role of key nutrients, foods, and dietary patterns in health, disease prevention and therapeutic approaches.
  • Describe complex systems of interactions of nutrition with genetic, behavioral, social, and structural factors.
  • Explain the development and progression of nutrition guidance for individuals and populations.
  • Demonstrate fundamental skills in the interpretation of the nutrition literature and explain differences in quality of evidence.

Distribution Category (PBS-HE) (OPHLS-AG)

When Offered Fall, Summer.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week Summer. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1210 NS 1150   LEC 001

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    • Jun 9 - Aug 1, 2025

    • Medina-Rivera, M

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/courses/roster.