KINESIOLOGY 1F03

INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN NUTRITION AND HEALTH

Fall 2014
M and R 3:30-4:20, T 4:30-5:20

Instructor: Stuart M. Phillips, Ph.D., Professor

Office: Ivor Wynne Centre E210
Office Hours: Mondays 10-12, or by appointment
P: 905-525-9140 extension 24465
E: [email protected]
Twitter: @mackinprof

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UNDERGRADUATE COURSE CALENDAR DESCRIPTION

Introduction to the study of human nutrition and examines the role of nutritional practice and
physical activity in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, including obesity and
diabetes.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
To provide a framework for the basic understanding of nutrition and nutritional principles as they
apply to humans. To understand the role that balanced, or imbalanced, nutrition can play in
promotion of healthy and/or disease as well as promotion of performance in active (i.e., exercise)
conditions. To begin to understand nutrition from a metabolic and cellular mechanistic
perspective.

At the heart of how our bodies deal with nutrients is how our cells deal with those nutrients.
Collections for cells form tissues; tissues collectively comprise sites of nutrient storage, nutrient
metabolism, and/or nutrient oxidation. Hence, my own belief is that a basic understanding of
how cells work and their respective biochemistry will go a long way in allowing you to
determine the mechanistic underpinning of how nutrients function and their role in
health/disease.

An evaluation of nutrition from multiple perspectives including epidemiological, clinical study,

and laboratory test will be examined. Students will hopefully begin to understand how different
types of research and different types of nutritional claims can be evaluated.

As time permits, current relevant concepts and controversies within the nutrition/supplement area
will be addressed, discussed, debated, and considered part of the course content according to

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student interest and within the guidelines of the course. Importantly, these controversies will be
considered testable.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES

You are expected to attend every class. The readings and lectures will both overlap and
complement each other. The lectures are designed to expand and elaborate on the readings and
the readings on the lectures, neither is a substitute for the other. Written information contained in
lecture notes will be made available via Avenue to Learn (see also the section on On-Line
Resources below). However, please be aware that the lectures might depart from the notes on
Avenue and there will be additional information conveyed in the class that may not appear in the
lecture notes. Although the assigned readings will serve as valuable resources for the class,
contemporary material from the scientific literature will be presented in lecture. It is YOUR
responsibility to cross-check the notes with others if you miss a class.

UNIVERSITY POLICY ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent means
and can result in serious consequences (e.g. the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit
with a notation on the transcript reading "Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty", and/or
suspension or expulsion from the university). It is your responsibility to understand what
constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the various kinds of academic dishonesty
please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy, specifically Appendix 3, located at:
http://www.mcmaster.ca/univsec/policy/AcademicIntegrity.pdf The following illustrates only
three forms of academic dishonesty:
• Plagiarism (e.g. the submission of work that is not one's own or for which other credit in
another course or elsewhere has been obtained).
• Improper collaboration in group work.
• Copying or using unauthorized aids in tests and examinations.

POLICY ON RELIEF FOR MISSED TERM WORK

If you are absent from the university for a minor medical reason, lasting fewer than 5 days,
you may report your absence, without documentation, using the McMaster Student Absence
Form (MSAF). http://registrar-old.mcmaster.ca/CALENDAR/current/pg2246.html. Absences for
a longer duration or for other reasons (eg. Religious, personal) must be reported to your
Faculty/Program office, with documentation, and relief from term work may not necessarily be
granted. When using the MSAF, report your absence to Dr. Stuart Phillips
[[email protected]] immediately (within 2 working day) by email/telephone/in person to
learn what form of relief may be granted for the work you have missed, and relevant details such
as revised deadlines, or time and/or location of a make-up exam.

Please note that in order to maintain the greatest degree of fairness, these alternative times
will be within two school days of the originally scheduled test or assignment. If
circumstances, such as second occasion for an MSAF, do not allow for the make-up test to
be written during the make-up test time then a final opportunity to write any missing tests
will be held on Friday November 28th in the morning and/or afternoon.

NOTE: The instructor will, in most cases, use the same or similar format of a missed
test/assignment in the case of the make-up work. However, the instructor reserves the right

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to administer a test of a different format for a make-up test/assignment and this decision is
at his discretion.

Absences for a longer duration (>5 days) or for other reasons (e.g,. Religious, personal) must be
reported to your Faculty/Program office, with documentation, and relief from term work may not
necessarily be granted. In all such instances, appropriate documentation must be submitted to the
Office of the Associate Dean, Faculty of Science. In situations where the Office of the Associate
Dean deems sufficient merit in the request, alternative arrangements regarding test deferral or
assignment extensions will be made by the course instructor.

Students who miss a Registrar-scheduled final exam can apply to the Associate Dean’s office for
permission to write in the deferred final exam schedule. In all cases, appropriate documentation
must be submitted to the Office of the Associate Dean, Faculty of Science, for consideration of
deferred examination permission. Under no circumstances will the instructor re-schedule a final
exam for individual students.

MODIFICATIONS TO COURSE
The instructor and university reserve the right to modify elements of the course during the term.
The university may change the dates and deadlines for any or all courses in extreme
circumstances. If either type of modification becomes necessary, reasonable notice and
communication with the students will be given with explanation and the opportunity to comment
on changes. It is the responsibility of the student to check their McMaster email and course
websites weekly during the term and to note any changes.

GAINING UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COURSE

 Students are expected to access the Avenue course shell at least three times per week to get
lecture handouts and make themselves aware of any changes in course/lecture content, of
upcoming special lectures, topics for ‘Fun-filled Thursday’ lectures, as well as general course
information.
 Midterm grades will be posted on Avenue ONLY and midterm tests will NOT be returned;
thus, students who wish to know their grade MUST access it through Avenue.
 Students are expected to take all necessary steps to find out about changes or updates to this
course, which include, but are not limited to, class attendance, checking their McMaster
email account, and checking the course Avenue site.

GRADING AND MARK BREAKDOWN

Assignment 1 Due in class, Monday September 29th 10%

Test 1 In class, Thursday October 9th 20%
(includes material from lecture on Oct 6th)
Test 2 In class, Thursday November 6th 20%
(includes material from lecture on Nov 3rd)
Assignment 2 Due in class, Thursday November 20th 20%

Final Exam (cumulative) Registrar scheduled 30%

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Assignment 1
Food label comparison – Statistics show that the majority (perhaps as high as 85%) of Canadians
do not understand how to read a food label. This assignment is designed to be practical exercise
in comparing food labels to understand what ‘low fat’, ‘reduced sodium’, ‘light’, and ‘high fibre’
mean and what that means for health. Here’s a useful website: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-
an/label-etiquet/nutrition/index-eng.php

Assignment 2
Dietary analysis – Dietary analysis forms the basis of much of the clinical diagnostic tools used
in clinical nutritional practice. In this assignment you will analyze a theoretical person’s diet as
well as your own. The program used for the analysis is bundled with your textbooks and is
accessible from any computer that has web access if you wish to purchase a web-based version.

Late assignments will be subject to a 20%/day reduction in the overall grade for the
assignment.

All graded work that is returned (your assignment) will be through course teaching assistants in
scheduled slots the times for which will be posted on Avenue. NOTE: Your midterm test will
NOT be returned, but your grade will be posted to Avenue.

Term Tests
The tests will consist of 35 multiple choice questions and will cover all lectures up to and
including the lectures on the Monday prior to the test (see schedule above).

Tests and assignments may only be reviewed with a teaching assistant in a period that cannot
exceed 2wk (10 business days) in duration after the test or assignment marks have been posted.
All requests for remarking of assignments will be at the discretion of the instructor and must be
accompanied by a completed course-specific ‘Request for Review’ form. All remarking will be
performed by the course instructor and the mark assigned at this stage is considered a final mark.

Final exam
The final exam is registrar scheduled and will consist of a combination of multiple choice and
short-answer questions. The likely breakdown is 70% multiple choice, 30% short answer. The
time/date will be scheduled by the registrar. The exam will be 2h in duration.

COURSE STRUCTURE
You will have three traditional lectures per week and on occasion we will have two ‘lectures’ per
week and then the third class – Fun-Filled Thursday – will feature material from items appearing
in the news, from newspapers, the internet on certain nutritional claims. I will prepare a special
‘presentation’ that will review the peer-reviewed evidence surrounding this claim. These
presentations will fit within the course structure, with some latitude, and will officially become
part of the course material and the material is considered course content and thus is a testable.
What I would like to see happen is that we also get some lively debate, discussion going on any
of the issues and perhaps have some ‘fun’ and learn at the same time. Topics will be suggested
by you and I will try and select those that are of greatest interest and best fit within the course
structure and are of broad interest.

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RESOURCES
Textbook: Understanding Nutrition, 1st Canadian Edition. Whitney, Rolfes, Hammond, and
Piché 2007 – available in the Bookstore. Plus, there is login information on how to perform
dietary analysis using their web-based dietary analysis program (needed for Assignment).

Courseware
Available as a download from the Avenue site in colour, and Black and white: 6 slides.

Avenue
http://avenue.mcmaster.ca/
Login: Mac ID, Password: set by you or as a first default it’s your student number

PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi (link also live through Avenue)

Journals (many journals are linked live through Web CT and through PubMed)
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition – Health Sciences Library (HSL)
Journal of Nutrition – HSL
Journal of the American College of Nutrition – HSL
Journal of Applied Physiology – HSL
American Journal of Physiology – HSL
Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism – HSL
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise – Mills Library
Sports Medicine – Mills Library
International Journal of Sports Nutrition (and Exercise Metabolism, as of 1997) – online

ON-LINE LEARNING RESOURCES

Students should be aware that, when they access the electronic components of this course,
private information such as first and last names, user names for the McMaster e-mail accounts,
and program affiliation may become apparent to all other students in the same course. The
available information is dependent on the technology used. Continuation in this course will be
deemed consent to this disclosure. If you have any questions or concerns about such disclosure
please discuss this with the course instructor.

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TOPICS (subject to change)
It is very beneficial for you to have read the assigned chapters/pages PRIOR to the lectures.
Throughout the course, the assigned topics for discussion during each lecture may deviate
slightly, due to time constraints, but every effort to maintain the schedule below will be made.

WEEK TOPICS READINGS

 Overview of nutrition
Sept 8-12  Nutrient adequacy Chapters 1 & 2
 Planning a healthy diet – Canada’s Food Guide
 Nutrition labels
Sept 15-19  Digestion and absorption Chapters 2 & 3
 Digestion and absorption
Sept 22-26  Carbohydrates Chapters 3 & 4*
** Assignment #1 due Monday Sept 29th **
Sept 29-Oct 3 Chapter 4*
 Carbohydrates
 Carbohydrates
Oct 6-10  Lipids Chapters 4 & 5*
** Test 1 in class Thursday Oct 9th **
** includes lecture Mon Oct 6 **
 Lipids
Oct 13-17 Chapter 5
 Protein and amino acids
Oct 20-24 Chapter 6*
 Metabolism
Oct 27-31 Chapter 7
 Energy balance & body composition
Nov 3-7 ** Test 2 in class Thursday Nov 6th ** Chapter 8
** includes lecture Mon Nov 3rd **
 Energy balance and body composition
Nov 10-14  Weight loss and obesity Chapter 9*
** Assignment #2 due Thursday Nov 20th **
Nov 17-21 Chapter 13
 Nutrients for bone health
 Nutrients for bone health
Nov 24-28 Chapter 13
 Nutrients in chronic health conditions: focus on type 2
Dec 1 & 2 diabetes mellitus Chapter 19*

* Supplemental readings may be assigned

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