Course Description
Role of nutrition in supporting health and human performance with an emphasis on macronutrients, micronutrients, nutrient bioenergetics, optimizing nutrient and food intake, thermoregulation, fluid balance, supplements, ergogenic aids, and body weight management.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will have different exams than the undergraduates in order to document their advanced ability to integrate and apply research-based information about physical activity, exercise, and sports nutrition to health and human performance. Also, graduate students will be required to do one of the following to document their advanced skills in critical thinking, appropriately evaluating the research and clinical literature, and competency in applying this research-based information to improving and maintaining athletic performance and health: 1) present to the class a research-based overview of a selected sports nutrition topic (with 5 to 10 references); or 2) write a research-based paper that reviews a selected sports nutrition topic (5 to 10 pages, with 5 to 10 references).
Athena Title
Nutri Phys Activity Exer Sport
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in NUTR 4220E, KINS 4220E or NUTR 6220E, KINS 6220E
Prerequisite
NUTR 2100 or NUTR 2100E or NUTR 2100H or KINS 3700 or KINS 3700E or KINS 4630/6630 or KINS 4630H or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The course objectives are to prepare students from diverse backgrounds in kinesiology, foods and nutrition, and related fields to understand basic principles of how nutrition supports optimal health and human performance for competitive athletes, recreational athletes, or individuals engaged in physical activity and exercise to improve health and fitness, with an emphasis on: i) utilization of macronutrients, micronutrients, and water; ii) nutrient bioenergetics; iii) optimizing nutrient intake; iv) thermoregulation and fluid balance; v) foods, supplements, and ergogenic aids; and vi) body weight management.
Topical Outline
I. Nutrition for optimal health and human performance A. Macronutrients: carbohydrates, lipids, and protein B. Micronutrients and water C. Food digestion and absorption II. Nutrient bioenergetics in exercise and training A. Bioenergetics B. Macronutrient utilization with exercise C. Measurement of energy expenditure III. Optimizing nutrient intake to maximize health and performance A. Recommendations for active individuals B. Considerations for nutrient intake in training and competition C. Food marketing and selection IV. Thermoregulation and fluid balance during exercise A. Temperature regulation B. Fluid replacement V. Food, supplements, and purported ergogenic aids (pharmacologic and nutritional) A. Strength and speed B. Endurance performance VI. Diet, body composition, healthy weight management, and eating disorders VII. Sports medicine team
Syllabus