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Oct 23, 2026
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MASG 2102 - Food as Medicine/Biologically Based Therapies
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
This course provides an introduction to the importance of nutrition basics for a healthy body, mind, and spirit. Students will learn the role food can play in both prevention and treatment of most chronic illnesses. Discussions will involve how environmental, social, economic, emotional, and cultural issues affect nutrition. Students will also learn about dietary supplements and herbs including the history, regulation, scientific research, and indications and contraindications for use.
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: Placement into college-level reading and writing as demonstrated by meeting enrollment requirements for ENGL 1121 .
Cross-Listed Course(s): IHH 2102
Additional fee to student: No
Learner Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the important role of nutrition for a healthy body, mind and spirit and the role nutrition plays in both the prevention and treatment of most chronic illnesses.
- Describe the basics of micro- and macro-nutrients.
- Evaluate models of nutrition and nutritional therapy including medically recommended diets and current popular and alternative diets.
- Demonstrate an understanding of food origins from seed to table, including how it is grown and the benefits of fresh, whole foods, and labeling practices.
- Discuss how environment, society, emotion, and culture affect nutrition and influence food choices.
- Examine dietary supplements and herbs including the history, regulation, scientific research, the indications and contraindications for use.
- Demonstrate an understanding of herbs and their effect upon health and wellness.
- Examine the role of food and food choices in the development of disease and the inflammatory process.
- Compare and contrast conventional versus holistic nutritional practices.
- Create a self-care dietary plan incorporating food choices and strategies.
- Understand the social, economic, and political influences on standardized nutritional practices.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Important role of nutrition for a healthy body, mind, and spirit and the role nutrition plays in both the prevention and treatment of most chronic illnesses
- Basics of micro- and macro-nutrients
- Models of nutrition and nutritional therapy including medically recommended diets and current popular and alternative diets
- Food origins from seed to table, including how it is grown and the benefits of fresh, whole, chemical-free foods, and labeling practices
- Effect and influence of environment, society, emotion, and culture on nutrition and food choices
- Use of dietary supplements and herbs
- The role of food and food choices in the development of disease and the inflammatory process
- Conventional versus holistic nutritional practices
- Self-care dietary planning incorporating food choices and strategies
- Social, economic, and political influences on standardized nutritional practices
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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