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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ANTH 316 - Nutrition, Growth and Behavior


3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
An evaluation of the influence of nutrition on growth and development in human populations. Particular emphasis on malnutrition and its effects on physical growth, neurological development and behavioral capacity. A model is developed which outlines the relationship between nutritional stress, the behavioral variation produced as a consequence of the stress, and the sociocultural characteristics of human communities.

Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Natural Sciences

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