This unit of study provides students with a broad appreciation of food and nutrients, including an understanding of food sources of nutrients; the nutrients that are necessary for survival and maintenance of individual and population health; nutrient requirements at different stages of life, such as childhood, pregnancy and lactation and older age; factors affecting nutrient availability for absorption; and the significance of nutrient deficiency and excess intakes/toxicity on nutritional and disease status.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Life and Environmental Sciences Academic Operations |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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NTDT5602 and NTDT5503 and (NTDT5604 or NTDT5504) |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Fiona O'Leary, fiona.oleary@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Vasant Hirani, vasant.hirani@sydney.edu.au |
Wendy Stuart Smith, wendy.stuartsmith@sydney.edu.au | |
Fiona Atkinson, fiona.atkinson@sydney.edu.au | |
Fiona O'Leary, fiona.oleary@sydney.edu.au | |
Anna Rangan, anna.rangan@sydney.edu.au |