Food for Thought ... and Action

Nutrition and Food Science

Majors

Dietetics,
Food Science,
Nutritional Science

Home of a nationally rated dietetics program and the new Center for Food Systems Security and Safety, this department combines world class research faculty with expanding, exciting teaching programs in dietetics, food science and nutrition.

NFSC combines a world class research facility with exciting programs in dietetics, food science and nutrition You can make a real difference in the world with a bachelor of science degree in any of our three terrific majors. Dietitians apply nutrition knowledge to help people make healthy food choices, as well as plan diets for hospital patients, nursing home residents and others in need. Nutritionists focus on the physiological study of nutrients in foods and often work in the health care industry. Food scientists are in great demand as food companies develop scientifically sound ways to create new food products that are both safe and nutritious. Your talents in science and math will fit any of these outstanding degree programs.

A large number of scientific and engineering tasks go into converting agricultural products into wholesome packaged foods that deliver health-building nutrients for the human body. Exciting research in nutrition and food science explores the impact of specific nutrients on health and chronic disease, development of antibiotic resistance by food-borne bacteria, diets of the aging, nutritional epidemiology, and extraction of

Fiction

The field of food science
revolves around cooking.

Fact

Food scientists use
engineering, molecular
biology, chemistry
and microbiology to
provide the world a safe,
wholesome food supply.

nutrients from novel sources such as berry seeds and tobacco. The department is also beginning critical research to defend our food supply from terrorists and natural disasters. All of these research experiences allow our faculty to bring the latest knowledge to the classroom and our students.

If you enjoy eating and wonder how your body absorbs nutrients from foods — or how those foods are made — the Department of Nutrition and Food Science can provide the answers and help you make a difference in the world.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Weiss

Last updated: 06/11/2008