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By understanding the interaction of nutrients or bioactive food compounds with genes, there exists a great potential to personalize and optimize diet for improved human health at an individual or population level. The focus of this class is the application of Nutrigenomics by understanding how providing or restricting the proper food components affects homeostasis in the body at the biochemical and organ systems levels. The ability for nutritionists and healthcare professionals to create an optimal diet requires an understanding of how interactions between nutrients and genes, proteins and metabolic pathways regulate disease pathways. Student obtaining contemporary nutrition training must understand genetic interactions as well as current techniques, mechanisms and data analysis used in modern science and clinical practices.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Graduate

Completion of MCB 410, BIOC 462A or BIOC 462B or equivalent.