DIET1330 — Medical Nutrition Therapy
3 Credit Hour(s) This course is a study of nutrition related diseases that affect the human body. The student learns medical nutrition therapies that manage the following conditions: diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular disease, renal disease and disorders that call for enteral/parenteral nutrition. The student learns about the nutrition care process, including assessment, intervention and monitoring strategies appropriate for the dietetic technician level of practice. Students should check course recommendations with the college or university to which they intend to transfer for a baccalaureate degree. The receiving institution always makes the final decision about transferability of credits.
Prerequisites: DIET1310