01.27.2025_Introduction

Welcome to NFSC100

• Instructor: Dr. Margaret Slavin, PhD, RDN

• Position: Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition & Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park.

Agenda

• Course Overview

• Introducing nutrition as a science

Course Overview

Course Objectives

• Understand basic concepts of nutrition and how nutritional needs evolve over the lifespan.

• Comprehend how the body digests, absorbs, and utilizes the nutrients obtained from food.

• Explore the role of food and nutrition in health promotion, chronic disease prevention, and environmental impact.

Syllabus

• Serves as a roadmap to meet learning objectives.

• Covers:

  • Late Work

  • Grading

  • Topics

  • Contact Information

  • Schedule

  • Textbooks

  • Class Dates

Teaching Team

• Instructor: Dr. Margaret Slavin

• Executive TA: Darshika Amarakoon

• TAs: Ethan Lee, Victor Mochama, Pritha Mukherjee, Monojit Kamilya

Communications

• Discussion sections led by TAs

• Include