(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)
Delivery of nutrients from foods to mammalian cells; major metabolic pathways; function of nutrients in energy metabolism, nitrogen and lipid metabolism, structural tissues and regulation; essentiality, activation, storage, excretion, and toxicity of nutrients.
BIO 1A required; MCB 32 and MCB 102 recommended
Fall only
3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week.