NS 6210

Precision Nutrition and Health

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

This course will introduce students to the principles of precision nutrition and its goal to optimize human nutrition and improve human health outcomes throughout the lifespan. Topics to be covered include identification of genetic/epigenetic signatures that alter nutrient requirements, biomarker discovery and application, and the effects of environmental exposures (microbiome, exercise, etc) and/or disease on nutrient needs. The course will cover both molecular and epidemiological aspects of precision nutrition and will highlight advantages and limitations of current precision nutrition approaches in clinical practice. Undergraduate students enroll in NS 4210, and graduate students enroll in NS 6210.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: NS 1150, NS 1220, or equivalent. NS 3200, BIOMG 3300, BIOMG 3310, BIOMG 3330, or BIOMG 3350, or equivalent.

Comments Recommended prerequisite: NS 3310. Prerequisites may be met with equivalent undergraduate coursework from another institution.

• Articulate/describe the importance/demand for more targeted precision nutrition approaches.
• Identify technologies and approaches that support/drive the implementation of precision nutrition.
• Critically evaluate scientific literature, especially as related to precision nutrition.
• Describe benefits and limitations of precision nutrition.
• Summarize and present primary literature.

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