THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Food, Nutrition and Health

FNH 350 – FUNDAMENTALS OF NUTRITION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT: UBC’s Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. The land it is situated on has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam people, who for millennia have passed on in their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next on this site.

INSTRUCTOR:  Dr. Michael Zulyniak - Food, Nutrition and Health (FNH) Program; Faculty of Land and Food Systems

CONTACT: Office hours: Thursday, 11AM-12PM (in person FNH 249, directly after class; or Zoom by appointment).

E-mail: For confidential questions, you may contact Dr. Zulyniak at michael.zulyniak@ubc.ca

For questions related to the course content, please contact the teaching team (Dr. Zulyniak and Teaching Assistants). We are here to support your learning.

TEACHING ASSISTANTS:

Amelie Huiying Zhang, PhD Candidate (Human Nutrition): huiying1@student.ubc.ca

Gloria Klein, MSc Student (Human Nutrition): gloklei@student.ubc.ca

Arian Abolhassani, MSc Student (Human Nutrition): arian.abolhassani@ubc.ca

LECTURE TIME & LOCATION:

Tuesdays and Thursdays          9:30 – 11:00 AM  

Location:  West Mall Swing Space Building (SWING 121, 2175 West Mall)

PREREQUISITES:

You must have FNH 250 and one of BIOL 201 / BIOC 202 as pre-requisites, or approval from Dr. Zulyniak.

COURSE MATERIALS:

• Outline course notes will be posted on CANVAS for you to review before each class and as option to easier follow the class. You are responsible for all materials covered in the class, whether it is included in the notes or
• TEXTBOOK: Gropper, S.S.; Smith, J.L.; and Carr, T.P. (2021). Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism. 8th Cengage Learning. This textbook is highly recommended. Copies of this text are available for purchase in the UBC bookstore and will be placed on reserve in Woodward library.
• For additional readings, the textbook by Frayn, K.N. and Evans, R. (2019): Human Metabolism – A Regulatory Perspective (4rd Wiley) is highly recommended.
• Readings for projects will include journal articles. Web-links for access to the journal articles or pdf of articles will be posted on CANVAS.

COURSE CONTENT:

This course will cover the macronutrients (carbohydrates, lipids, and protein), fiber, and alcohol. We will also address energy metabolism. We will discuss the structure and function of the macronutrients and fiber; the digestion, absorption and metabolism of macronutrients, fiber, and alcohol; and the metabolic and health implications of excessive and inadequate intake of macronutrients and energy.

LEARNING OUTCOMES/COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At the conclusion of this course students should be able to:

1. Describe key features of the structure of various classes of macronutrients and of fiber.
2. List the functions and food sources of each of the macronutrients and
3. Explain the processes of digestion and absorption for the macronutrients, fiber and
4. Describe the ways in which the macronutrients are transported, stored and metabolized by the body, as well as the means by which waste products of their metabolism are disposed
5. Describe the methods used to determine the human requirements for protein and energy.
6. List the factors affecting the requirements for protein and energy, and explain how these factors influence the
7. Describe the metabolic effects of consuming either excessive or inadequate amounts of the macronutrients, fiber and
8. Describe the effects of feeding and fasting on

CLASS FORMAT AND PARTICIPATION:

Classes consist of lectures and one in-class discussion. You are encouraged to review the course notes before the class. If you wish, you may print the course notes. The course notes will be an outline of the slides used in the lecture and will be posted on CANVAS. Please see the course schedule for exact dates and topics.

Class participation is encouraged. If you wish to do well in this course, it is important to attend all the lectures. If you miss a lecture, it is YOUR responsibility to obtain notes from another student in the class.

EVALUATION:

Format of the four quizzes (held in class using CANVAS online quiz platform) is multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions. Students will be required to complete each quiz in class.

Midterm and final examinations will cover materials posted on CANVAS as well as those presented and discussed in class. The midterm and final exam will be composed of multiple- choice, true/false, and short/long-answer questions, and will be held in person.

Make-up exams (midterm or final) will only be given to students, according to the university policies, with a valid excuse. Normally, the student must take the make-up exam within one week of the missed exam.

EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS IN FNH 350:

1. Be prepared for class. Read the material in the course notes and in the related chapters of the
2. Attend class. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to make copies of any handouts, obtain notes from other students in the class,
3. ASK QUESTIONS if you do not understand
4. If you have a complaint about the course, PLEASE DISCUSS IT WITH ME. Constructive suggestions are
5. Please be on time for class and ensure that your cell phone is turned off. Also, please avoid leaving and returning to class unless it is essential – other students may find this

CLICKER REQUIREMENT:

During Lectures, Clicker questions will be presented and the iClicker application will be used to register students’ responses.

ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS:

You are strongly encouraged to meet with the instructor if you have questions, comments, or suggestions for the course. You may also post questions about course material on the CANVAS discussion board for your fellow students; note that the instructor will not be available on the discussion board to answer your questions.

POLICIES AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS: UBC provides resources to support student learning and to maintain healthy lifestyles but recognizes that sometimes crises arise and so there are additional resources to access including those for survivors of sexual violence. UBC values respect for the person and ideas of all members of the academic community. Harassment and discrimination are not tolerated nor is suppression of academic freedom. UBC provides appropriate accommodation for students with disabilities and for religious observances. UBC values academic honesty and students are expected to acknowledge the ideas generated by others and to uphold the highest academic standards in all of their actions. Details of the policies and how to access support are available at the following link: https://senate.ubc.ca/policies-resources-support-student-success

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Academic honesty is a core value of scholarship.  Students are reminded of the importance of the University’s regulations regarding academic misconduct and plagiarism (available at https://vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca/campus-wide-policies-and-regulations):

Academic misconduct that is subject to disciplinary measures includes, but is not limited to, engaging in, attempting to engage in, or assisting others to engage, in any of the actions described below.

1. Cheating, which may include, but is not limited to:
   • falsification of any material subject to academic evaluation, including research data;
   • use of or participation in unauthorized collaborative work;
   • use or possession in an examination of any materials (including devices) other than those permitted by the examiner;
   • use, possession, or facilitation of unauthorized means to complete an examination (e.g., receiving unauthorized assistance from another person, or providing that assistance); and
   • dishonest practices that breach rules governing examinations or submissions for academic evaluation (see the Student Conduct during Examinations).
2. Plagiarism, which is intellectual theft, occurs where an individual submits or presents the oral or written work of another person as his or her own. Scholarship quite properly rests upon examining and referring to the thoughts and writings of others. However, when another person's words (i.e. phrases, sentences, or paragraphs), ideas, or entire works are used, the author must be acknowledged in the text, in footnotes, in endnotes, or in another accepted form of academic citation. Where direct quotations are made, they must be clearly delineated (for example, within quotation marks or separately indented). Failure to provide proper attribution is plagiarism because it represents someone else's work as one's own. Plagiarism should not occur in submitted drafts or final works. A student who seeks assistance from a tutor or other scholastic aids must ensure that the work submitted is the student's own. Students are responsible for ensuring that any work submitted does not constitute plagiarism. Students who are in any doubt as to what constitutes plagiarism should consult their instructor before handing in any assignments.
3. Submitting the same, or substantially the same, essay, presentation, or assignment more than once (whether the earlier submission was at this or another institution) unless prior approval has been obtained from the instructor(s) to whom the assignment is to be submitted.

In other words: Be sure to do your work with honesty and integrity.  Appropriately acknowledge sources of information. Discuss course work with classmates and learn from each other as you complete your work on the cases.  You are welcome to discuss your Individual Reports/Summaries with your classmates, but please ensure that you write the report independently.

COPYRIGHT: All materials of this course, including course handouts, lecture slides, assessments, course readings, etc., are the intellectual property of the Course Instructor or licensed to be used in this course by the copyright owner. Redistribution of these materials by any means without permission of the copyright holder(s) constitutes a breach of copyright and may lead to academic discipline.