FYSP 022 - What’s For Dinner? The Science of Healthy Eating

FC NSMA QFR

4 credits
Why do dietary recommendations continually change? It is actually quite difficult to determine how nutrition affects health. This course will not teach the latest ideas about healthy eating, since these will likely change in the future. Instead, we will examine the strengths and limitations of nutritional epidemiology research in order to understand why it is so difficult to determine which diets promote health. You will develop the skills needed to evaluate newly emerging nutritional claims. You will also discuss societal issues, such as how government agencies decide on dietary recommendations or the laws governing dietary supplements.