Tentative Schedule
| Week | Topic | Readings |
| 1 | Scientific Method | pg 12-15 (Ch 1) |
| Evaluating Nutrition Information | H1 | |
| Planning a Healthy Diet *Quiz 1 on DRIs and Diet Planning Tools |
Ch 2, pg 16-19 (Ch 1) | |
| 2 | Labor Day - No Classes | |
| Planning a Healthy Diet *Review Article Abstract Due |
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| Planning a Healthy Diet | ||
| 3 | Digestion *Quiz 2 on digestion |
Ch 3 |
| Digestion |
H 3 | |
| CHO *Quiz 3 on CHO |
Ch 4 | |
| 4 | CHO *Research Article Abstract 1 due |
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| CHO | H 4 | |
| Examination 1 | Ch1-4, H 1, 3, 4 | |
| 5 | Lipids |
Ch 5 |
| Lipids | ||
| Alcohol *Lipids Homework due |
H 7 | |
| 6 | Protein *Quiz 4 on protein |
Ch 6 |
| Protein | H 6 | |
| Macronutrient metabolism *Research Article Abstract 2 due |
Ch 7 | |
| 7 | Macronutrient metabolism *Metabolism homework due |
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| Energy Balance *Quiz 5 on Energy Balance |
Ch 8 | |
| Fall Break - No Classes | ||
| 8 | Energy Balance/review | |
| Examination 2 | Ch 5-8, H 6,7 | |
| Weight Management | Ch 9 | |
| 9 | Water-soluble vitamins | Ch 10 |
| Water-soluble vitamins | ||
| Water-soluble vitamins | ||
| 10 | Water and Electrolytes - out of class activity | |
| Fat-soluble vitamins |
Ch 11 | |
| Fat-soluble vitamins | ||
| 11 | Macrominerals | Chs 12 and 13, H12 |
| Macrominerals | ||
| Trace Minerals |
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| 12 | Supplements *Micronutrients Homework due |
H 10, 11, 13 |
| Examination 3 | Ch 9-13, H 10-13 | |
| Pregnancy Nutrition Screening |
Ch 14, pg 20-22 (Ch 1), pg 584-586 (Ch 17) | |
| 13 | Pregnancy/Lactation *Nutrient to Food Project due |
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| Infancy | pg 508-520 (Ch 15) | |
| Infancy *Nutrition screen 1 due |
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| 14 | Childhood | pg 521-535 (Ch 15) |
| Childhood | H 15 | |
| Adolescence *Nutrition screen 2 due |
pg 536-541 (Ch 15) | |
| 15 | Childhood Obesity | |
| Older Adults | Ch 16 | |
| Older Adults *Nutrition screen 3 due |
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| 12-17 | Final examination at 8 am | Ch 14-16, H 15, 16 |
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of Family and Consumer Sciences
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College of Business & Applied Sciences
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Illinois University
Last update on November 8, 2008.