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Course Info for BIOL - 207 - 01, Spring 2024
Class number: 3006 Title: Metabolic Health Department: Biology
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: Yes Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 35 Current enrollment: 13 Available seats: 22
Start date: Monday, January 22, 2024 End date: Friday, May 10, 2024 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: WF: 8:30AM-9:45AM, LSC - 137 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: Please contact Professor Guardiola-Diaz for an enrollment PIN
Note: 5 seats reserved for seniors, 10 for juniors, 15 for sophomores.
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.