NUTR 4200 - Fundamentals of Nutrition Policy: Poverty, Programs, Promotion and Practice

Students will become familiar with domestic nutrition-related policies and practices and will be able to critically analyze and discuss how policies, poverty, and promotion and marketing impact health and weight. The class will cover how science and lobbying impact nutrition policy and controversies in federal nutrition policy; the links between food and nutrition in obesity and poverty and how this connection impacts population health; the role of private industry in nutrition policy, practice and programming; and hot topics in nutrition. A community service component will enhance student understanding of federal nutrition programs and how they impact families.