FSCN 1013 is also offered in Spring 2025
FSCN 1013 is also offered in Spring 2024
FSCN 1013 is also offered in Spring 2023
FSCN 1013 is also offered in Spring 2022
Spring 2024 | FSCN 1013 Section 001: Dietary Supplements: scientific, regulatory, and cultural aspects (56163)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Online Course
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
Open (199 of 200 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Dietary supplements are commonplace in modern life, especially in the United States, furthermore the dietary supplement industry is a multi billion dollar industry with relatively little government oversight and regulation. Many factors have spurred the use of dietary supplements such as changes in dietary patterns, growing focus on preventative healthcare, marketing & social media (e.g., celebrity and athletic endorsements & consumer anecdotes), and increased accessibility through e-commerce, but there has been little philosophical work on the ethical issues surrounding these. This course is designed to encourage students to critically examine and reflect on these factors as well as dietary supplement use across cultures and the appropriation of traditional medicines and knowledge for commercial gains. Students will also evaluate information on dietary supplements for performance, strength, weight loss, and the treatment of diseases or delay of disease onset and assess the ethical decision making related to the marketing and use of supplements for these purposes.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56163/1243
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2024 Food Science and Nutrition Classes