# NUT 201 — Fundamental of Human Nutrition (LAU) > NUT 201 Fundamental of Human Nutrition at Lebanese American University. 4.3/5 from 21 ratings · 21 student reviews. Source: https://studiety.com/lau/course/7916 Retrieved: 2026-11-02 ## Facts - Course code: NUT 201 - Title: Fundamental of Human Nutrition - University: Lebanese American University (LAU) - Subject: Nutrition - Department: Nutrition and Food Science - Credits: 3 - Counts toward General Education: LAC Sci.& Quant.Reason. Elect., New LAC Natural Sciences - Professors on record (21): Diana Mansour Moubarak, Hiba Hamdan, Hiba Sarieddine Hamdan, Hill Ibrahim Skaff, Jana Jabbour, Jana Jebrael Jabbour, Maha Hoteit, Murielle, Murielle Joseph Abou-Samra, Nabiha Ghassan Ramadan, Nivine Bachir, Nivine Eza, Nivine Samir Bachir, Nour Kamal Wehbe, Rindala Berro, Rindala Hassan Berro, Ruba, Ruba Jamil Al Halaby, Sally Sawaya, Sally Wadih Sawaya, Yasmine Waddah Fakhry ## Catalogue description This course is designed to provide the basics of human nutrition. It covers all macro- and micro-nutrients needed, including their food sources and their effect on health. It provides an overview of the process of digestion and metabolism of nutrients. Pre-requisite: sophomore and above.[3-0, 3 cr.]. ## Quick answers ### What is NUT 201 at LAU? NUT 201 Fundamental of Human Nutrition is a 3-credit course at Lebanese American University (LAU), in the Nutrition and Food Science department. This course is designed to provide the basics of human nutrition. It covers all macro- and micro-nutrients needed, including their food sources and their effect on health. It provides an overview of the process of digestion and metabolism of nutrients. ### How many credits is NUT 201? NUT 201 Fundamental of Human Nutrition is worth 3 credits at LAU. ### Is NUT 201 hard? Students rate NUT 201 4.3 out of 5 overall, from 21 ratings. ### Who teaches NUT 201 at LAU? Studiety has 21 professors on record for NUT 201: Diana Mansour Moubarak, Hiba Hamdan, Hiba Sarieddine Hamdan, Hill Ibrahim Skaff, Jana Jabbour, Jana Jebrael Jabbour, Maha Hoteit, Murielle and 13 more. Sections change every term, so check the registrar for who is teaching now. ## Student ratings - Overall: 4.3/5 from 21 ratings ## Student reviews 21 of 21 reviews by students who took the course. Any review carried over from elsewhere is marked with its source on its own line. - **4/5 · 2026-08** — NUT 201 is the fallback easy elective students suggest when LAS 202, 204 and 208 are full. - **4/5 · 2026-08** — NUT 201 is a practical LAS elective choice for a first-year biology student, mainly because LAS 202, 204 and 208 are usually already full. - **3/5 · 2026-08** — NUT 201 is suggested as a first-semester LAS elective for pre-med biology students. - **5/5 · 2025-12** — NUT 201 is widely recommended as an elective. Students report that it is easy and that essentially everyone they know earned an A in it. - **5/5 · 2025-12** — NUT 201 is a very easy course to take as an elective. - **5/5 · 2025-12** — NUT 201 is an easy elective with light content, but students stress that earning an A depends on memorizing the slides well. - **4/5 · 2025-12** — NUT 201 is listed among the easy courses students recommend for filling out a schedule. - **5/5 · 2025-12** — NUT 201 is the go-to easy elective — almost everyone takes it and it is an easy A, though it involves a lot of memorization of fairly familiar material. - **4/5 · 2025-12** — Sally Sawaya is a good option for NUT 201. - **5/5 · 2026-08** — Ruba is rated as great for NUT 201. - **4/5 · 2026-08** — Rindala Berro is suggested as a fine choice for NUT 201. - **4/5 · 2025-12** — Rindala is a good option for NUT 201. - **4/5 · 2025-12** — Nivine Eza is the recommended instructor for NUT 201 on the Beirut campus. - **4/5 · 2025-12** — Between Nabiha Ramadan and Nivine Bachir for NUT 201, students recommend Nivine Bachir. - **4/5 · 2025-12** — Nivine Bashir is recommended as an instructor for NUT 201. - **5/5 · 2025-12** — Murielle is an amazing NUT 201 instructor, and an A is highly attainable in her section. - **5/5 · 2025-12** — Maha Hoteit is very knowledgeable in NUT 201, and an A is attainable with her as long as you memorize the PowerPoint slides. - **4/5 · 2026-08** — Jana Jabbour is a good professor for NUT 201. - **4/5 · 2025-12** — NUT 201 with Hiba Hamdan is recommended as one of the easiest electives available. - **4/5 · 2025-12** — NUT 201 with Hiba Hamdan is recommended as an elective with attainable grades. - **5/5 · 2025-12** — Hiba Hamdan is described as literally the best instructor for NUT 201. ## See also - [All Nutrition courses at LAU](https://studiety.com/lau/subject/nutrition.md) - [Every LAU subject](https://studiety.com/lau/subjects.md) --- From Studiety (https://studiety.com/), an independent, student-run course guide. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any university. Reviews are the opinions of individual students.