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   - SELECT A COURSE - NUTR 100, CONTEMPORARY NUTRITION CONCERNS NUTR 115, THEORY OF EXERCISE & NUTRITION FOR WEIGHT CONTROL NUTR 119, ELEMENTARY FOODS NUTR 120, FOOD PREPARATION NUTR 151, NUTRITION COMPONENT OF THE FOOD SERVICE SYSTEM NUTR 170, CAREERS IN NUTRITION NUTR 251, INTRODUCTORY PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION NUTR 251 Hybrid, Introductory Principle of Nutrition NUTR 252, DIET THERAPY AND NUTRITION CARE IN DISEASE NUTR 253, NUTRITION CARE OF THE ELDERLY NUTR 280, CURRENT ISSUES IN COMMUNITY DIETETICS NUTR 281, FACILITATED DISCUSSION IN COMMUNITY DIETETICS NUTR 358, ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS NUTR 359, NUTRITION ASSESSMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE NUTR 360, DISSEMINATING NUTRITION INFORMATION NUTR 370, PROFESSION OF DIETETICS NUTR 375, NUTRITION PEER EDUCATION TRAINING NUTR 380, LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES IN NUTRITION SERVICES NUTR 395, NUTRITION FIELD EXPERIENCE NUTR 399, FOREIGN STUDIES NUTR 400, INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITION COUNSELING NUTR 401, NUTRITION CLINIC PRACTICUM NUTR 421, CULTURAL ASPECTS OF FOODS NUTR 430, GLOBAL FOOD STRATEGIES NUTR 445, NUTRIENT METABOLISM I NUTR 446, NUTRIENT METABOLISM II NUTR 451, NUTRITION THROUGHOUT THE LIFE CYCLE NUTR 452, NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE NUTR 453, DIET IN DISEASE NUTR 456, COMMUNITY NUTRITION NUTR 490W, NUTRITION SEMINAR NUTR 495, ADVANCED FIELD EXPERIENCE IN NUTRITION NUTR 497G, COMMUNITY FOOD SECURITY NUTR 499, FOREIGN STUDIES

NUTR 421, CULTURAL ASPECTS OF FOODS

Cultural, sociological, historical, and geographical factors in the formation of food habits and attitudes. Selected food patterns will be illustrated.

Prerequisites: NUTR 119 or 120; NUTR 151 or 251

Website: Future Course Webpage
3.00 Credits, Semester Offered: Spring

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