KIN 146Introduction to Human Nutrition
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Health
- Subject
- Kinesiology
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 3 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
An introductory course on human nutrition. Students will be introduced to core topics in nutrition including function of nutrients, nutrient requirements, diet assessment and planning, food composition and the complex interrelationships between food, nutrition, and health. Factors that affect the human diet such as biology, psychology, sociology, environment and political policy will also be examined, as well as key areas of nutrition focus for life stage groups.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 2865 | 0 / 387 | MW 10:00–11:20 |
| LEC 002 | 7808 | 91 / 170 | TTh 13:00–14:20 |
| LEC 701 | 1109 | 318 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
Reviewed on UW Flow
38% liked it52% easy64% useful
From 60 ratings and 13 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
this course felt like someone splashed ice water on my face and then kicked me in the stomach once i sat up. out of all my courses, this one is the most tedious and the content isn't even difficult in theory. the midterms suck and is full of random trivia said in class, and she doesn't post recordings despite going on tangents (which are testable). i wish i didn't have to take this. ended up grinding out my tougher classes for 90s just to make up for this abomination
Feb 2026 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Super baseline information. However, Dr. Heather Keller REALLY needs to make more concise slides. It's actually ridiculous how disorganized her notes are.
Jan 2025 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
I thought this course wouldn’t be too hard but I would still have to try a little bit but I was WRONG. This course is HARD, especially when you have the lecture at 8:30am. It’s very content heavy and you HAVE to go to the lectures to atleast do well in this course.
Apr 2026 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
don't take this course unless it's required and if you do select it as an elective for whatever reason, drop it asap if you can!!!! it will not help your grade at all, i was required to take it and it was my lowest mark. in fact i studied more for this than physics and biol 273 and then my assignment just lowered my mark T^T
it is also uninteresting and ig some of the info is useful but only if you actually have the resources to apply what you learn to your lifeMay 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
I took this class in winter 2022. The class was interesting, but I found the tests somewhat tricky. Overall, I didn't put enough work into this course, and you will get out of it what you put in. I had friends fix their diet and health after this course, which makes me somewhat regret not putting as much work in as it was an interesting course. The diet tracking assignment is fun and easy to get a great mark, but the tests can be a bit tricky.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
19 posts and comments in 18 threads mention KIN 146, December 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2023
KIN 146 NUTRITION STUDY TIPS 1 point, 7 comments
u/summerarcadia: “HOW THE FUCK DO YOU STUDY FOR THIS CLASS ITS SO BORING THE CONTENT IS SO SCRAMBLED &x200B; drop some study tips please mucho gracias :)))”
Fall 2022
[Request] Whitney, Rolfes, Hammond and Piche. Understanding Nutrition. 2nd Canadian Edition. Nelson. 2016. For KIN146. 7 points, 3 comments
u/tommyz_39: “It is required for the Kin146 next term for me. I took this course as an elective, but I am looking for the textbook to preview the content. So far I only found the American 15th Edition on libgen and cannot find the proper version. Any help or suggestions to find e-textbook?”
Spring 2022
CS students, what courses have you taken each term 9 points, 21 comments
“Inspired by https://www.reddit.com/r/uwaterloo/comments/v3b8nj/can\any\current\mathcs\students\let\me\know\their/ but recognizing that one term is a very narrow view, What courses have you taken each …”
u/BubblesfromSunnyvale: “1A: CS 135, MATH 135, MATH 137, PHYS 121, SPCOM 223 1B: CS 136, MATH 136, MATH 138, ECON 101, KIN 146 2A: CS 246E, CS 245, STAT 230, ECON 254, SPCOM 227 2B: CS 240, CS 241, CS 251, MATH 239, STAT 231 Co-op 3: CS 341 3A: CS 350, CS 480, CS 442, PMATH 340, ECON 371, CO 487 3B: CO …”
Winter 2022
Spring Course or Extra Course in 2A 5 points, 7 comments
u/Dimtar_: “… lmk) In 2A i have to take: HLTH 201 HLTH 204 HLTH 205 KIN 217 free elective (prob KIN 146 for specialization, n it’s something i’m interested in) extra elective (prob CLAS 104, unless i take it in the spring) i’m wondering if this is too much too handle or if i’ll be fine”
see you all on february 7th 88 points, 10 comments
u/Dimtar_: “… 352 HLTH 352 KIN 352 REC 362 SOC 352 GSJ 380 HLTH 380 HLTH 102 HLTH 344 HLTH 370 HLTH 430 KIN 146 KIN 312 KIN 404 KIN 427 REC 280 ACTSC 231 (Tutorial) CO 250 (Tutorial) CO 487/CO 687 (Lecture) COMM 231 (Lecture) CS 251 (Labs) MATH 136 (Tutorial) MATH 138 (Tutorial) STAT 231 …”
Spring 2021
Looking for KIN 146 Course Outline 1 point, 0 comments
Winter 2021
BIOL 239 - Genetics 2 points, 10 comments
u/sadsensfan: “Anyone in genetics this term know what books/other items are required for the course? Thinking of adding it Edit: I’m taking BIOL 273, KIN 100/100L, KIN 146 and PHIL 226, is adding genetics too much of a course load?”
Winter 2020
What Are Some "Easy To Ace" Bird Courses? 0 points, 11 comments
“I'm majoring in Economics and I'm looking for some bird courses to add to my schedule for the summer/fall terms. …”
u/BubblesfromSunnyvale: “ECON 101, KIN 146, ECON 254”
KIN 146 Help 1 point, 3 comments
Fall 2019
Anyone here take KIN 146? 2 points, 1 comment
u/minecraftraytracing: “Basically the question lol. What is the course like? Not sure if Im dumb or if the internet just doesn't have much to say about this course but would you mind sharing your experiences? TY”
Spring 2019
Good Kin courses to take to learn about fitness? 6 points, 10 comments
“I'm not a kin major, but was thinking of taking some introductory kin courses to learn about stuff related to fitness/working out. What are some good courses for that? …”
u/slicepineapple: “Kin 204 I 100% recommend, however not sure if it's open for non-Kin students.”
u/scotts-t0ts: “… Would probably take KIN 146 for nutrition based information and probably 202, which is physiology based. Not too sure about other courses but KIN 204 would probably the most helpful but you could try getting in. …”
Looking for an elective, any course on nutritional science or close? 2 points, 1 comment
“Title”
u/BubblesfromSunnyvale: “KIN 146. I took it last term as a applied science elective for CS. Lectures were a bit dry at times but it wasn’t too much content if you’ve done Gr 12 Biology or any serious nutrition class. Exams were super specific on some questions but overall not a very hard course.”
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