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Welcome to Human Nutrition (BIO224)!            

Course description: An integrated overview of the principles of nutritional science, with emphasis placed on the role of nutrition in improving health. Topics will include guidelines for food intake, physiological roles of nutrients, nutritional concerns throughout the lifecycle, global nutritional issues, and the role of diet in the prevention of disease.  

Instructor: Dr. Erica Unger

Course time:  8:00-8:50 am

• First 2 weeks (remote start): For the first two weeks of the semester, lecture will be held at its scheduled time over Zoom (synchronously).  The Zoom link is here Links to an external site..  Please attend the first day of lecture synchronously, but all subsequent lectures in the first two weeks can be attended either synchronously or asynchronously.  I will post Zoom lectures on Canvas immediately after the synchronous lecture.  
• It is expected that all students will attend lecture in-person starting Week 3 of the semester.   
  • Location: Neidig Garber 312

Link to required OER textbook:  Principles of Nutrition (Links to an external site.)

Link to required lab app: MyNetDiary (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)

Office hours

     Time: M 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Th 9:00 - 11:00am, or by appointment

     Location: 141 Neidig Garber or Zoom (https://lvc-edu.zoom.us/my/ericaunger)

To get started in the class, please read the syllabus Download syllabus.   Download Syllabu.  Download Syllabus.The syllabus includes required materials for lecture, the course schedule, exam and assignment dates, and all course policies.

Powerpoint slides for lecture and assignments will be found under "Modules" to your left.