{"id":1687,"date":"2026-08-24T12:14:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T19:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/?page_id=1687"},"modified":"2026-10-16T11:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T18:27:21","slug":"nutrition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/nutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explore how\u00a0food\u00a0impacts health, culture, and society.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>These courses help you understand nutrition&nbsp;from both&nbsp;a scientific and real-world perspective, including how food choices affect individuals&nbsp;and communities.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students in this program learn how nutrition influences overall health and well-being across different populations and lifestyles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_1930507555-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_1930507555-1024x559.jpeg\" alt=\"A female nutritionist in a white lab coat gestures toward bowls of healthy ingredients while consulting with a young male client at a wooden table filled with fresh greens, grains, and berries.\" class=\"wp-image-1711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_1930507555-1024x559.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_1930507555-300x164.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_1930507555-768x419.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_1930507555-1536x838.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_1930507555-2048x1117.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food, Culture, and Society<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>N NUTR 920<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How food shapes culture, identity and daily life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The impact of traditions, religion, and society on food choices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How factors like income, access, and globalization affect nutrition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction to Human Nutrition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>N NUTR 965<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn how nutrition affects the body and overall health.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gain knowledge on the basics of nutrients, metabolism, and diet. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understand the relationship between food and disease prevention. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To see details for these classes, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/classschedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online Schedule<\/a>. Choose the term and \u201cN NUTR-Noncredit Nutrition\u201d in your subject search criteria. If you are a Palomar College student already, you can enroll directly. If you are new to Palomar, please click &#8220;<strong>Take the Next Step.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore how\u00a0food\u00a0impacts health, culture, and society. These courses help you understand nutrition&nbsp;from both&nbsp;a scientific and real-world perspective, including how food choices affect individuals&nbsp;and communities.&nbsp; Students in this program learn how nutrition influences overall health and well-being across different populations and lifestyles.\u00a0 Food, Culture, and Society N NUTR 920 Introduction to Human Nutrition N NUTR 965&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/nutrition\/\">\u00a0Continue Reading:<span> Nutrition<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12363,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1687","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1687"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1716,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1687\/revisions\/1716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}