Nutritional Sciences 160: Human Nutrition  

Spring Semester 2002
MWF, 3-4pm; 4 Le Conte Hall
Instructor: Marc Hellerstein, M.D. Ph.D. 325 Morgan Hall; Phone: 642-0646
 march@nature.berkeley.edu 
Office Hours: Mondays, 1:00-2:00 p.m. in 325 Morgan Hall
Jean-Marc Schwarz, Ph.D., 315 Morgan Hall; Phone: 643-1039
jschwarz@nature.berkeley.edu
Office Hours: Mondays, 11:00-12:00 a.m. in 315 Morgan (check in lab #316 as well). 
Teaching Assistant: Lisa Misell M.S.
  lmisell@uclink4.berkeley.edu
  Office Hours: Tues 1-2pm in 308 Morgan Hall (tentative)
Discussion Group: W 2-3 and F 8-9 in Morgan, room 138
  Syllabus
Handouts:
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
Unit 6 - Dietary Guidlines addition
Unit 7
AHA Dietary Recommendations
Case Study 1
RDA 10th Edition
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Lecture and Exam Schedule: Click on the topic titles to access the supplemental readings for that lecture; click on the Case Study, Problem Set and Midterm links to access answer keys (Adobe Acrobat is needed for viewing Adobe PDF files).
Unit I. Nutritional Concepts and Human Energy Needs   Problem Set 1
  Jan. 23 W 1. Introduction; Balance, Homeostasis, Adaptation Schwarz
Jan. 25 F 2. Direct and Indirect Calorimetry Schwarz
Jan. 28 M 3. Basal Metabolism Schwarz
Jan. 30 W 4. Energy Requirements and Recommendations Schwarz
Unit II. Fluid Balance and Obesity   Problem Set 2
  Feb. 1 F 5. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance Murphy email
  Feb. 4 M 6.  Heavy Physical Activity and Dehydration a Case Study Murphy
     Answer Key:  Heavy physical activity and dehydration.
Feb. 6 W 7.  Body Composition Schwarz
     Supplemental Readings on Body Composition
Feb. 8 F 8.  Dynamic Nature of Energy Balance Equation Hellerstein
Feb. 11 M 9.  Diet and Drug Treatment of Obesity Hellerstein
     Obesity & Overweight chapter (note: file is large)
     Supplemental Readings on Obesity
Feb. 13 W 10.Health Consequences of Overweight/Obesity Hellerstein
Feb. 15 F 11.Body Fat Distribution and Metabolism Hellerstein
Feb. 18 M ------------- Presidents' Day Holiday-----------------
Feb. 20 W 12.Insulin Resistance and "Metabolism Syndrome" Hellerstein
  Feb. 22 F Midterm 1 (answer key) Hellerstein
Unit III. Human Protein Needs Structural Tissues  Problem Set 3
  Feb. 25 M 13.Whole Body Nitrogen Metabolism  Schwarz
Feb. 27 W 14. Protein and Essential Amino Acid Requirements Schwarz
Mar. 1 F 15. Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM)  Hellerstein
      Protein Links
Mar. 4 M 16. Infection/Inflamation and Wasting Hellerstein
Mar. 6 W 17. PEM/ Infection a Case Study Hellerstein
Mar. 8 F 18. Assessment of protein status Schwarz
      Amino Acid Entry Into the TCA Cycle
Unit IV. Bone-forming Nutrients  Problem Set 4
  Mar. 11 M 19. Bone and Calcium Metabolism Hellerstein
  Mar. 13 W 20. Vitamins and Bone/Calcium Hellerstein
  Mar. 15 F 21. Osteoporosis a Case Study Hellerstein
  Mar. 18 M  Midterm 2:(answer key) Schwarz/Hellerstein
Unit V. Blood and Blood-forming Nutrients  Problem Set 5a
 Problem Set 5b
  Mar. 20 W 22. Nutritional Anemias Schwarz
  Mar. 22 F 23. Iron Nutrition Schwarz
      Iron Lecture Powerpoint Slides
            Supplemental Readings on Iron Nutrition  
Mar. 25 -29 ----------------------- Spring Recess  ----------------------
  Apr. 1 M 24. Iron-Deficiency a Case Study Schwarz
  Apr. 3 W 25. Alcohol and Nutrition Hellerstein
  Apr. 5 F 26. Alcohol-related Anemia a Case Study Hellerstein
Unit VI. Nutrients and Prevention of Disease  Problem Set 6
Apr. 8 M 27. Dietary Fat and Blood Lipids Hellerstein
Apr. 10 W 28. Dietary Carbohydrate and Blood Lipids Hellerstein
Apr. 12 F 29. Diet and Cardiovascular Disease  Schwarz
      Supplemental Readings on Cardiovascular Disease
Apr. 15 M 30. Case Study: Cardiovascular Disease and Diet Schwarz
Apr. 17 W 31. Dietary Guidelines Schwarz
Apr. 19 F Midterm 3: (answer key) Schwarz/Hellerstein
  Apr. 22 M 32. Nutrients as Antioxidants Schwarz
Apr. 24 W 33. Vitamin E and Selenium Schwarz
      Vitamin E and Selenium handouts
  Apr. 26 F 34. Vitamin C and iodine Schwarz
  Apr. 29 M 35. Diet and Cancer Hellerstein
      Lecture Notes
Unit VII. Nutritional Concerns During the Lifecycle and Nutritional Assessment   
  May 1 W 36. Pregnancy  Mead
  May 3 F 37. Dietary and Nutritional assessment Crawford email
  May 6 M 38. Lactation, Infant nutrition Mead
  May 8 W 39. Elderly Mead
  May 10 F Midterm 4 (answer key) Schwarz/Hellerstein
  May 15 M 40. Review Case Study Hellerstein/Schwarz
  Final Exam: Tuesday May 21, in 277 CORY from 5PM to 8PM  
     Final Grades  
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