Program Overview

The minor in nutrition and lifestyle medicine is available to all undergraduate students not majoring in Nutrition or Nutritional Biochemistry & Metabolism. The curriculum for this minor is committed to providing students with cutting edge, evidence based nutrition, food and lifestyle medicine course and experiential offerings. By completing this minor, students will be better prepared with the didactic background necessary to appreciate how to prevent, ameliorate, or modify the risk of chronic disease for the general public and themselves. This will also allow students the opportunity to ultimately be part of the solution to decreasing the global burden of preventable chronic disease through lifestyle interventions.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify the macronutrients and micronutrients and list major food sources of each in our diet.
• Describe the relationship between nutrition and the development of common chronic diseases.
  lifestyle, healthy diet, and key dietary concerns in the United States.
• Demonstrate the ability to prepare meals that meet existing dietary guidelines.
• Explain the ways by which nutrition and lifestyle interventions can be used to manage common chronic diseases.

Undergraduate Policies

For undergraduate policies and procedures, please review the Undergraduate Academics section of the General Bulletin.

Program Requirements

Nutrition majors are not eligible for this minor.

Non Nutrition majors may only take one minor offered by the Department of Nutrition.