LECTURE CONTACT HOURS PER TRIMESTER : 60

Course Objectives: This course will provide an understanding of the biochemical function of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins and minerals in maintaining a healthy state.   Special emphasis will be placed on mechanisms of action, toxicity and pathologies associated with vitamins and minerals.  Several topics that integrate biochemistry and physiology will be presented. These topics include dietary fiber, phytochemicals, energy balance and weight control, energy balance and exercise (and ergogenic aids) and the role of the liver and adipose tissue in the well fed state and the starvation state. 

Explanation of fundamental biochemical processes.  Particular emphasis will be placed upon the significance and physiological principles of these biochemical reactions.