Nutrition in Sport
Objectives
At the end of this Curricular Unit (CU) the students will be able to: a) know metabolic particularities of physical exercise, b) recognize specific nutritional needs in the context of nutrition in sport and c) develop appropriate dietary interventions for different goals in sports and according to nutritional status of the athlete.
General characterization
Code
41032
Credits
Available soon
Responsible teacher
Hélder Alexandre Correia Dores,ANA CATARINA DOMINGUES PEREIRA SANTOS,SUSANA ISABEL MATEUS SANTOS
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 0
Teaching language
PT
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Bibliography
Not applicable
Teaching method
The course is organized in lectures and theoretical-practical classes: 1 weekly lecture for all students with a duration of 50 min each; 1 theoretical-practical class per week of 2 hrs, in classes with a maximum of 10 students.
Evaluation method
The evaluation has a theoretical-practical component and a final exam, both graded from 0 to 20. The assessment of the theoretical-practicals continuous, corresponds to 50% of the final grade, and takes into account the following criteria: performance and attendance of students; solving exercises or performing work; attitude and knowledge demonstrated by the students. The final exam is 50% of the final grade and it covers all the theoretical and theoretical-practical topics taught. The presence in the examination is conditional to attendance to at least 2/3 of the theoretical-practical classes and a theoretical-practical grade of at least 9.5.
Subject matter
1. Exercise physiology
1.1. General concepts of physiology
1.2. Physiological assessment of physical capacities
2. Energy metabolism
3. Nutritional requirements in physical exercise. Particular needs and recommendations.
3.1. Proteins
3.2. Carbohydrates
3.3. Lipids
3.4. Micronutrients and phytochemicals
3.5. Hydration
4. Body composition in sport and nutrition
4.1. Fat mass management
4.2. Muscular hypertrophy
5. Dietary supplements in sport.
6. Discussion of current issues in nutrition and sport.
7. Case studies.