NUTR 6103 - Nutritional Epidemiology

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CNHP 6000 , NUTR 6101, or consent of instructor.
Description
This course is designed for the graduate students who are interested in gaining an in depth understanding of population based studies relating diet and nutrition to disease and health. The objectives of this course are to learn different methodologies used in conducting nutritionally-related epidemiological studies using current literature, to interpret the findings from these studies, and to apply the knowledge gained from the current literature in doing nutrition research projects. This course will emphasize the methodological issues as they relate to design, diet and nutrition assessment, and data analysis of population-based studies on diet and disease.