PREV 613 NUTRITIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
This course is taught through lectures, hands-on class demonstrations and activities, and discussions of assigned readings during 15 three-hour sessions.
Following an introduction to basic principles of nutritional epidemiology, the topics to be covered will include dietary assessment and analyses; collecting and analyzing anthropometry and body composition data; physical activity measurement and analyses; principles and applications of biomarkers; relationship between diet and risk of developing diseases (e.g., diabetes, cardiovascular, cancer, infection); international nutritional epidemiologic research; and the global application of methods relevant to nutrition and disease risk across the life span. In addition, the students will critique and discuss papers selected from the literature.