Sport Nutrition
Nutrição no Desporto
Curse code:9554316
Ana Filipa dos Reis Baltazar Vicente
Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:
The Sports Nutrition curricular unit intends to give the Nutritional Sciences student the necessary technical and scientific knowledge in order to evaluate, recommend and advise the physical active individual considering his level of practice (leisure, amateur, competitive), the sports activities, goals and the intrinsic features.
Considering this, the present curricular unit promotes the student critical and analytical spirit applied to program contents topics.
Students approved with success will have:
- Acquired exact knowledge concerning the programme contents in human nutrition.
- Analytic, synthesis and integration capacities about this subjects.
- The ability to integrate, associated and intervene in situations and similar contexts.
Syllabus:
Lectures:
- PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, EXERCISE AND SPORTS
Essential concepts in physical activity practice. - NUTRITIONAL NEEDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PHYSICAL ACTIVE INDIVIDUAL
State of art of energy, macro and micronutrients needs in exercise and physical activity. - NUTRITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND NUTRITIONAL PLANNING FOR DIFERENT SPORTS
Sport characterization and energy metabolism, specific factors considered in nutrition planning. - EVIDENCE ABOUT NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS IN DIFFERENT SPORTS
Endurance, team sports, gym sports, martial arts, etc. - SPORTS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HUMAN HEALTH
Recommendations review about physical exercise practice and an active lifestyle in health.
Theoretical / practical classes:
Methodology for the Body composition evaluation in athletes.
The use of different techniques, result analysis according to what would be expected in each sport.
The use of different techniques, result analysis according to what would be expected in each sport.
Case studies - Elaboration of food planning, food advice strategies and guides for athletes from different sports. Application of the acquired knowledge in situations such as:
Food recommendations before, during and after a workout for endurance sports.
Food planning for a competition week in team sports.
Food planning in gym sports.
Food recommendations before, during and after a workout for endurance sports.
Food planning for a competition week in team sports.
Food planning in gym sports.
Suggested Bibliography:
- Horta L (2006) Nutrição no desporto, Editorial Caminho. ISBN – 9789722110655
- Hirschbruch M & Carvalho J (2002) Nutrição esportiva: uma visão prática, Editora Manole
- McArdle W, Katch F & Katch V (2011) Fisiologia do Exercício: Nutrição, Energia e Desempenho Humano, 7th ed., Guanabara Koogan. ISBN – 9788527718165
- International Society of Sports Nutrition Journal, Position stands