| Code |
17210
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
T(30H)/TP(15H)
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| Scientific area |
Sports Sciences
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Entry requirements |
None
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Learning outcomes |
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
a. Analyze the ways in which food and the human body transmit and produce energy
b. Evaluate dietary strategies and discuss the implications for energy balance
c. Demonstrate knowledge of nutritional needs and nutrition recommendations for sports or physical exercise in different populations
d. Develop nutritional programs adjusted to the objectives and needs of sporting activities / physical exercise
e. Demonstrate knowledge of the scientific evidence and ways of using supplements and ergogenics in sports activities.
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Syllabus |
1. Nutritional Bases for Exercise and Sport
1.1 Energy Expenditure, Intake, and Energy Balance.
1.2 Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats (Sources, Metabolism; Requirements, and Recommendations).
1.3 Vitamins and Minerals: Influence on Health and Sports Activity.
1.4 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
2. Diets and nutritional plans
2.1 Weight loss and control
2.2 Muscle hypertrophy
2.3 Competition diets: pre, during and post
2.4 Nutrition in specific sports disciplines
3 Supplements and Ergogens in Exercise and Sport
3.1 Concepts. Regulation, risks and expectations
3.2 Supplements and Ergogens for sports performance and physycal exercise: scientific evidence; mode of action; recommended doses and protocols.
4. Nutrition in specific situations
4.1 Young sportspeople
4.2 Women athletes
4.3 Elderly people
4.4 Sport in extreme contexts (altitude, cold and heat)
4.5 Injury recovery and Chronic illnesses
4.6 Case studies
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Main Bibliography |
- Burke, L., & Deakin, V. (2015). Clinical sports nutrition. 5th ed.McGraw Hill
- Jeukendrup, A. & Gleeson, M. (2018) Sport Nutrition - 3rd Edition. Human Kinetics
- Jeukendrup, A. (2010). Sports Nutrition-From lab to Kitchen. Meyer & Meyer Sport
- Kang, J. (2018). Nutrition and metabolism in sports, exercise and health. Routledge
- Maughan, R. J., et al. (2018) IOC consensus statement: dietary supplements and the high-performance athlete. British journal of sports medicine, 52(7), 439–455. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099027
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Assessment includes 1 written test (50%) and 1 written work group with presentation and discussion (50%)
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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