BIOL 2050: The Science of Nutrition, 2 cr.

PREREQUISITES: Completion of Phase One classes or currently a CPM/RM
This course will educate students to recognize the relation between health and nutrition and promote measures to reduce morbidity and mortality derived from chronic illness linked to nutritional inadequacy. They will be able to identify nutritional deficiencies and teach ways to overcome those deficiencies through a proper diet in accordance with the needs, means, and personal and cultural preferences of the client. They will understand the benefits and risks of supplements during pregnancy and will learn to recommend the appropriate use of vitamin and mineral supplements through childbearing the years.

Course Catalog - Midwives College of Utah. (n.d.). Midwives College of Utah. Retrieved August 8, 2022, from https://www.midwifery.edu/course-catalog/