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| Course ID: | NUTR(KINS) 4220/6220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nutrition in Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport | 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. | | Oasis Title: | Nutri Phys Activity Exer Sport | | Duplicate Credit: | 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 semester every year. | | 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 | |
| Course ID: | NUTR(KINS) 4220E/6220E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Nutrition in Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport |
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. |
| Oasis Title: | Nutri Phys Activity Exer Sport |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in NUTR 4220, KINS 4220 or NUTR 6220, KINS 6220 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| 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 semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | The course objectives are to prepare students from diverse backgrounds in kinesiology, foods, 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, 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, eating disorders
VII. Sports medicine team |
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