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2019-2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GERN 539 - Nutrition and Aging


(3 units)

Prerequisites: NUTR 132  or BIOL 207  or BIOL 301  or GERN 400  or consent of instructor. Open to GERN or FCS graduate students only.
Nutritional needs as related to physiological changes that occur during aging. Factors that influence food intake and nutritional status of the elderly. Diet adaptation for chronic diseases commonly found in older adults.

Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as FCS 539 . Not open for credit for students with credit in NUTR 439 , FCS 539 , or GERN 439 . Double Numbered with: GERN 439