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Type D and Type F activities
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Laurea magistrale interateneo in Scienze dello sport e della prestazione fisica - Enrollment from 2025/2026| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher | |
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| 1° | Anthropometry | D |
Carlo Zancanaro
(Coordinator)
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| 1° | Biochemistry for sport | D |
Marta Palmieri
(Coordinator)
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| 1° | Methodology of sport activities measures | D |
Luca Paolo Ardigo'
(Coordinator)
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| 2° | Physiology of sport nutrition | D |
Silvia Pogliaghi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° | Sports and drugs | D |
Roberto Leone
(Coordinator)
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| 1° | Forensic medicine and social security | D |
Aldo Eliano Polettini
(Coordinator)
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| 1° | Research methodology applied to sport | D |
Laurent Damien George Mourot
(Coordinator)
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| 1° | Statistics applied to movement sciences | D |
Maria Elisabetta Zanolin
(Coordinator)
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| 2° | Movement learning and outstanding sport people | D |
Paola Cesari
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| 2° | Clinical biochemistry applied to sport activity | D |
Giuseppe Lippi
(Coordinator)
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| 2° | Advanced nutrition for sports | D |
Silvia Pogliaghi
(Coordinator)
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| 2° | Physiology of sport performance | D |
Enrico Tam
(Coordinator)
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Advanced nutrition for sports (2017/2018)
Teaching code
4S003168
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
3
Also offered in courses:
- Advanced nutrition for sports of the course Bachelor's degree in Sport and Exercise Science [L-22]
- Advanced nutrition for sports of the course Master's degree in Preventive and Adapted Exercise Science
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
BIO/09 - PHYSIOLOGY
Period
II semestre dal Mar 5, 2018 al Jun 1, 2018.
Learning outcomes
The elective course “Advanced Sports Nutrition”, offered in English, focuses on particularly complex aspects of human nutrition for sports. The course aims at providing technical competences and at stimulating a critical, quantitative and evidence-based approach that will allow the kinesiology expert to navigate the many captivating options advertised on the market. Through the use of the English language, the course aims at improving the understanding and the use of adequate scientific terminology and communication style; these are essential pre-requisites for an easy, independent and critical access to the international scientific literature.
Program
1. High-energy phosphates
2. Carbohydrate for endurance exercise & sport
3. Carbohydrate for power exercise & sport
4. A role for dietary Fat for performance in exercise & sport
5. Protein & amino acids for endurance exercise & sport
6. Protein & amino acids for power exercise & sport
7- Caloric restriction regimes: chronic caloric restriction and intermittent fasting
8. Caloric restriction regimes: fasting mimicking diet
9- Gastrointestinal problems in athletes
10. Food intollerance and allergy
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch | Sports and Exercise Nutrition (Edizione 4) | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins | 2012 | ISBN 9781451175738 |
Examination Methods
Written exam (20 multile choiche questions with 5 answers) + oral exam if written passed with a minimum of 18/30.
The exam will be in english.
