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Course Info for NESC - 207 - 01, Spring 2026
Class number: 2724 Title: Metabolic Health Department: Neuroscience
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 35 Current enrollment: 12 Available seats: 23
Start date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 End date: Friday, May 8, 2026 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: MWF: 11:00AM-11:50AM, LSC - AUD Instructor(s): Guardiola-Diaz, Hebe
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Biology 182, Biology 183, and Chemistry 111 (or concurrent enrollment in 111) or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirement: Meets Natural Science Requirement
Note: Seat reservations: 4 seats seniors, 4 seats juniors, 10 seats instructor use.
Course Description:
Metabolic health correlates with long-term wellbeing and reduced risk for chronic disease. This course is an evidence-based survey of biological and behavioral factors that can optimize fitness, with particular emphasis on genomics, exercise, nutrition and stress as potent metabolic modulators in brain and muscle that influence physical and cognitive health.