BCH 580 Biochemistry of Human Nuitrition

580 BCH: Biochemistry of Human Nutrition

The caloric significance of diets. Metabolic energy of carbo­hydrates, lipids, and proteins. Total energy requirement and its expenditure. The significance of fiber in the diet. Vitamins: their absorption, excretion, functions, assay methods, and daily requirements. Vitamin malabsorption. Vitamin antagonists. Minerals in food and their importance in nutrition. Evaluation of fresh and preserved foods. Balanced diets. Application of nutrition to critical periods throughout the lifespan. Nutrition in pregnancy and lactation. Diets in some diseases. Body weight control with reference to nutrition (e.g. obesity, underweight, anorexia nervosa). Diets in some inborn errors of metabolism (e.g. galactosemia, diabetes, phenylketonuria, maple syrup urine disease).