2024

Nutrition and Sportive Dietetics

Name: Nutrition and Sportive Dietetics
Code: DES10659L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area: Exercício e Saúde

Teaching languages: Portuguese, Spanish
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English, Spanish
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

Understand how food can positively or negatively affect the performance of physical activity;
Perceived importance of various nutrients in energy metabolism;
List the foods with the nutrients they contain.

Contents

Concept of Human Nutrition
Energy metabolism and nutrient
Carbohydrates and fiber
Protides or proteins
Lipids or fats
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
Diet during training, competition and pre-contest diet and recovery
Nutritional ergogenic substances
Nutrition in special conditions
Influence of Alcohol and care of athletes with eating

Teaching Methods

The classes take place over a semester, once a week. Each will last for 120 minutes, under continuous evaluation. This provided that the block of matter is composed of a number of approximately 15 sessions of work.

Continues Evaluation:
Students will only have access to this type of assessment that students have 75% attendance in class.
Have a positive evaluation (note higher or equal to 9.5) at all frequencies and practical work undertaken
Written and practical work - 30%
Written test - 70%
Final Exam

Teaching Staff

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