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Dec 15, 2025
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University General Course Catalog 2020-2021 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
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NUTR 732 - Nutrition Assessment Techniques (3 units)
Study of dietary, clinical, biochemical and anthropometric evaluation of nutritional status. Analysis/interpretation of human and animal experiments.
Units of Lecture: 2
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. identify and describe nutrition assessment, monitoring and evaluation domains in the context of the nutrition care process.
2. effectively select the most appropriate methods for nutrition assessment in research, community and clinical environments given the purpose and patient/population characteristics.
3. perform and interpret a computerized dietary analysis while applying appropriate standards of nutrient intakes.
4. demonstrate correct producres for select anthropometric methods in both children and adults and to interpret results.
5. correctly interpret select biochemical markers of nutritional status.
6. correctly perform a nutrition-focused physical exam; and to interpret the results.
7. effectively identify the strengths and limitations of novel nutrition assessment techniques and approaches as descrbed in the scholarly literature.
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