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ALS-5116: Nutrition

Description: Digestion, absorption and metabolism of nutrients in animals including humans. 5115: Digestive physiology; digestion and absorption; bioenergetics; and carbohydrate and lipid metabolism with emphasis on substrate sources, interrelationships, and factors affecting utilization and metabolism. Graduate Standing required. 5116: Absorption, metabolism and function with emphasis on physiological and biochemical aspects of protein, amino acid, vitamins, and minerals; epidemiological, biochemical, cellular or molecular methodologies useful for study of macronutrients and micronutrients and their biological functions also will be covered.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ALS-5115

Required By: APSC-5114

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 10

Average GPA: 3.57 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 30.80%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Michelle Rhoads201371.5%28.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.671
Monestel Jeffery E Escobar201281.8%18.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.782
Kadi Samer W El202048.1%51.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.507

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