(3 credits)Prerequisites: The textbooks and other materials routinely required in this course are written at college level, hence students’ reading and writing skills need to be at the college level. A study of nutrients and their relationship to human growth, development, and maintenance. Special emphasis is given to the role of foods and the nutrients they contain, with regard to the physiological, psychological, and sociological well-being of the individual. Practical analysis of food records and application of nutritional knowledge will be included.