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Sophia's Introduction to Nutrition course focuses on the science behind nutrition and disease management through the life stages. Sophia's self paced, online courses are available anytime, anywhere, and most can be accessed from any device.

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This is a pass/fail course. You must complete 17 Challenges (formative assessments), and 4 Milestones (summative assessments), with an overall score of 70% or better.

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<p>At the end of the course, you'll be able to:</p> <ul><li>Recognize the health benefits certain foods and nutrients can have on the body and mind</li><li>Compare Resources and Guidelines to Food Choices and Individual Needs</li><li>Classify Food Groups & Nutrients</li><li>Identify how food is absorbed, digested, and metabolized</li><li>Compare the relationship between energy balance and weight management</li><li>Distinguish between realistic and effective strategies to achieve a healthy body weight</li><li>Describe health risks and benefits associated with current diets</li><li>Identify carbohydrates common in human nutrition by their structure and food sources</li><li>Identify lipids common in human nutrition by their structure and food sources</li><li>Identify proteins common in human nutrition by their structure and food sources</li><li>Describe the sources and roles of fat-soluble vitamins</li><li>Describe the sources and roles of water-soluble vitamins</li><li>Describe the sources and roles of minerals, electrolytes, and water in nutrition</li><li>Describe the impact of nutrition on the mother and in fetal development to one year of life</li><li>Describe nutrition needs and concerns for toddlers, children, and teenagers</li><li>Describe nutrition needs and concerns for adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults</li><li>Describe realistic and effective nutrition related strategies for managing malnutrition, deficiency, and disease</li></ul>
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