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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Spring 2025 |
| Registration ID | HLTHH319B001 |
| Course Title | Metabolic Disorders |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Health Studies |
| Instructor | Minsky,Lauren |
| Times and Days | MW 11:30am-12:55pm
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| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1666 Life and death are animated by metabolism the biochemical conversion of gases and matter into energy, and the reverse. We learn the current biochemistry of metabolism, and how social scientists draw upon scientific models of metabolism to explain how societies power production and exchange in ways that generate collective life, growth, disease and death. We then study pandemics of metabolic disorders, including diabetes, cardiac disease, cancer, IBD, autism, ADHD, schizophrenia, Alzheimers, Parkinsons and infertility. ; Pre-requisite(s): HLTH H115 or at least one course in the humanities or social sciences; Lottery Preference: 1) Health Studies minors seniors; 2) Health studies minors juniors; 3) students with health-related independent majors; 4) Environmental studies majors; 5) Environmental studies minors; Enrollment Limit: 15.00 Social Science, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts), B: Analysis of the Social World, C: Physical and Natural Processes (; Hav: SO, A, B, C) |
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