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Type D and Type F activities
Training offer to be defined
Physiology of sport nutrition (2018/2019)
Teaching code
4S001084
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
3
Also offered in courses:
- Physiology of sport nutrition of the course Master's degree in Preventive and Adapted Exercise Science
- Physiology of sport nutrition of the course Master's degree in Sport Science and Physical Performance
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
BIO/09 - PHYSIOLOGY
Period
II SEMESTRE dal Mar 4, 2019 al May 31, 2019.
Learning outcomes
Provide students with the scientific basics in nutrition for sports and exercise combining research-based evidence and a practical stand point.
Provide basic concepts on the physiology of the gastrointestinal tract, with special reference to digestion and absorption of foods. Provide basic concepts on energy balance, resting metabolic rate, energy cost of various activities. Provide basic concepts on nutrients, their food source, guidelines for optimal nutrition in healthy sedentary individuals as well as athletes of different disciplines. Provide basic concepts on dietary ingredients, dietary supplementation, the most common dietary supplements used by sedentary adults and athletes and the national and international regulations on production and use of dietary supplements.
Provide basic concepts on eating disorders.
Program
1. Physiology of the gastrointestinal tract: digestion and absorption of foods
2. Human nutrition general concepts: nutrients
3. Human nutrition general concepts: energy balance
4. Determination of energy and nutrition requirements: calculations
5. Optimal nutrition for healthy sedentary adults
6. Optima nutrition for athletes
7. What to eat before, during and after training and competition
8. Optimal hydation in adults and children practicing sports
9. Eating disorders
10. Food supplements
11. The most common mistakes in the diet of athletes and children.
12. Why and how to affect diet in athlets
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William D. McArdle (Autore), Frank I. Katch (Autore), Victor L. Katch (Autore), A. Parisi (Traduttore) | Alimentazione nello sport | Casa Editrice Ambrosiana | 2001 | ISBN 978-8-808-08512-2 |
Examination Methods
The exam will be written (30 multiple choice questions with 5 answers) + oral for those who pass the written exam with 18/30
