HEA 119 - Personal Nutrition

1 Credit Hours

This one-credit course enables students to learn basic nutrition principles and apply them to their own eating practices. Topics include energy and weight control, exercise, supplements, food safety, food labels, and dining out. Learn the latest about fat, sugar, complex carbohydrates, sodium, and fiber. Discover how to get more or less of each. Students will do a limited evaluation of their own eating habits based on the new Food Guide Pyramid and some basic nutrient analysis. Evaluation is followed by problem-solving methods for improving your eating behavior. Finally, students will become familiar with current reliable sources of nutrition information.

Prerequisite(s): COM 061 or ESL 060, COM 050 or COM 051 or ESL 050

Semesters Offered: All