1 Describe the basics of nutrition, nutritional standards and guidelines
2 Describe the role of nutrition in health promotion and illness prevention
3 Describe the process of digestion and absorption
4 Discuss body metabolism and energy generation, energy storage and energy release
5 Describe the nutritional needs through the life cycle
6 Assess the role of the health care provider to address the nutritional needs of the client; including the cultural and ethnic aspects
7 Describe interventions used to address the nutritional needs of clients, including cultural and ethnic issues that may arise
8 Examine medical nutrition therapy in disease-states utilizing an organ-system approach
9 Explore nutrition therapy in its role related to the prevention and treatment of medical conditions