Nutrient Metabolism and Applications in Public Health

This class is designed to prepare graduate students to apply basic biochemical and metabolic concepts to public health problems. The course focuses on the biochemical reactions and regulation of the energy-yielding nutrients metabolism. This approach includes the structure and function of biological molecules and their surrounding environment and how alterations in the biochemical pathways leading to the disease state. The course will serve as the foundation to integrate basic nutrition knowledge with an understanding of the biochemical reactions involved in the processing of carbohydrates, fat, and protein. Students will be able to describe and discuss the biochemical processes that affect the utilization and storage of the energy yielding nutrients, carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, and illustrate how alteration in the biochemical pathways can lead to diseases of public health relevance.

Spring

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