NUT 4600 - Eating Disorders II

3(3 + 0)

Prerequisite: NUT 3600

This course is the second course focused on the study of obesity and eating disorders. This course presents an analysis of the physiological and medical aspects of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and eating disorders not otherwise specified, focusing on predisposition, differential diagnosis, exercise, purging, starvation, and binge eating. Treatment modalities will be examined, including medical, nursing, dental, nutritional, psychological, and other forms of therapy.