Nutrition and Sportive Dietetics

Code: DES14947L

3 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours

Scientific Area: Human Kinetics

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

1. Erradicar a pobreza - Acabar com a pobreza em todas as suas formas, em todos os lugares

2. Erradicar a fome - Acabar com a fome, alcançar a segurança alimentar e melhoria da nutrição e promover a agricultura sustentável.

3. Saúde de qualidade - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

4. Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

6. Água potável e saneamento - Garantir disponibilidade e manejo sustentável da água e saneamento para todos.

12. Produção e consumo sustentáveis - Assegurar padrões de produção e de consumo sustentáveis.

Learning Goals

1.- Distinguish the definition of food, nutrition, nutrients and energy metabolism.
2.- Identify the aims and objectives of nutrition and the recommendations and guidelines for healthy eating.
3 - Calculate an athlete's energy expenditure for a given physical exercise.
4.- Quantify an athlete's calorific intake.
5.- Recognise the classification, function, digestion, absorption, metabolism and recommendations of macronutrients and micronutrients.
6.- Programme the diet during the training period, before the competition, during the competition and during recovery.

1-Human nutrition: definition of food, nutrition and nutrient, objectives of nutrition, nutrition and health. 2- Energy metabolism: definition, energy sources, energy reserves, biochemical chains, energy balance, and quantifying energy expenditure. 3-Carbohydrates and fibres: classification, function, digestion and absorption, glycaemic index, glucose metabolism, recommendations. Soluble and insoluble fibres, effects and recommendations. 4- Proteins: amino acids, animal vs. vegetable protein, classification, function, digestion and absorption, metabolism and recommendations 5- Lipids: classification, functions, digestion and absorption, transport, metabolism, and recommendations. 6- Vitamins and minerals: definition, classification, functions, daily recommendations, deficiency and toxicity. 7- Hydration: functions of water in the body, water loss, recommendations for water intake, and commercial drinks. 8- Diet during training, competition and pre-competition and recovery diet.

Teaching Methods

We advocate teaching centred on student learning and learning centred on the development of competences. In the theoretical component, the content will be approached through a participatory presentation by the students. In the theoretical-practical component, students will apply the theory learnt in the lectures to calculate or estimate the energy expenditure and needs of various sports. In these classes, students must also actively participate in the preparation and execution of the work, in the discussion of group activities and in carrying out the research tasks. The use of digital resources as learning tools will be important in order to search for scientific literature and then discuss it in class. Digital resources will also be used to manage communication through the Moodle platform, which is used to organise and make available materials relating to the teaching and learning process.

Assessment

Assessment will be centred on the self-regulation of students' learning, where they receive feedback on their performance at different times throughout the lessons, developing the capacity for self-regulation in order to improve their work. In continuous assessment, students will be admitted if they attend 75% of the theoretical-practical (TP) classes. Students must have a mark of 10 or more in all practical work (40%) and attendance (60%). Students who attend 75% of the time but score less than 10 in any of the practical assignments and/or lectures will be admitted to the final exam and must take a written theory test (60%) and submit a practical report (40%). Students who obtain a mark of less than 10 in the continuous assessment process or by final exam must take the appeal exam (written theory test - 60% - and practical report - 40% -).

Teaching Staff

Pablo Tomás Carús [responsible]

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