DIET 408 : SPECIAL TOPICS IN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS

This course is designed to provide students with insight into current issues in nutrition and dietetics through critical review of literature and concise and organised presentation of facts. It provides students with an understanding of selective current nutrition issues and prepares students to render evidence-based conclusions about topics of interest to the public, government and industry using a framework that is founded in the analysis of research. The course affords students the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills in understanding nutritional science literature and the implications of interpreting data and formulating conclusions about nutrition issues.