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INTDS 220 Overview

This course will focus on the relationship between global cultures and nutrition. Cultures are essential to influencing diets and diet is integral to overall health. Topics such as the impact of the Fertile Crescent and the advent of farming to development of original cuisines of cultures all over the world will be explored in relationship to the nutritional contribution of each. Students will learn about “food deserts” in urban areas and how such cultural and economic influences shape the physiology of that population.

  • 3.00 Credits
  • INTDS