Nutrition and Fitness Syllabus

Course Syllabus:  2018_FA_SYLLABUS_KNHE 104_MACDONALD_9AM.pdf

Weekly Schedule: 2018_WEELKY SCHEDULE KNHE 104 Fall 2018.pdf

Meet Your Instructor:  Juli Macdonald

Course Description:  

Nutrition and Fitness is an applied nutrition course to improve the nutrition and health of active indi­viduals. The course will focus on lifestyle, disease prevention, fitness, weight control, and the basic concepts of good nutrition.

Course Materials:

This course uses digital course materials designed using Open Educational Resources<https://www.sac.edu/oer> (OER), high-quality, openly licensed educational materials, rather than a traditional textbook. You can access all readings, videos, quizzes and other activities through our course site on Canvas. (http://rsccd.instructure.com<http://rsccd.instructure.com/>)

Santa Ana College is committed to student access and excellence. You will not have any additional cost for textbooks. Extra care and effort was involved to assure access to high-quality affordable materials. I am interested in your experience using these materials and welcome your feedback in an anonymous survey at the end of the course and at any time during the course of this class.

Topics of Study:

1. Lifestyle and its relationship to disease and performance.
2. Heart Disease and Risk Factors.
3. Fats.
4. Protein.
5. Carbohydrates and Fiber.
6. Energy and Performance.
7. Weight control and body composition.
8. Vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and antioxidants.

Course Learning Objectives: 

1. Describe the four lifestyle factors and their relationship to lifestyle diseases.
2. Understand how cardiovascular disease develops and how to identify its’ major risk factors.
3. Describe the macronutrients and identify healthy food sources that contain them.
4. Develop a meal plan that provides an appropriate quantity and balance of the macronutrients.
5. To understand the effects of nutrition and its relation to physical performance.
6. Identify and define the five health-related components of fitness.
7. Discuss the factors involved in healthy weight management and improved body composition.
8. Describe lifestyle adjustments to enhance overall health and fitness.
9. Plan methods of applying nutrition knowledge to your lifestyle.

Student Learning Objectives: 

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Record and document their eating behaviors and formulate appropriate nutritional strategies.
• Discriminate between the classes of nutrients and understand their role in the production of energy and sustaining good health.