| CODE | PHE3116 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Nutrition for Sport and Exercise | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Institute for Physical Education and Sport | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is intended to provide the student with the follow-up knowledge of the concepts of nutrition and basic digestion principles acquired in previous units. This unit will also seek to provide a more detailed nutritional knowledge for exercise, sport and weight management and its role in the management and prevention of disease.This study-unit intends to build on the basic nutritional knowledge of the students and take it to the next level, one that is more practical. The different needs of different sports are considered as well as an introduction to the nutritional requirement of different diseases. Students will also gain practical knowledge of common nutrition data collection and analysis methods. Study-Unit Aims: This unit aims to enable the student establish the nutritional requirements of different sports and individuals as well as to discern the nutritional strategies for healthy weight management and nutritional practices for sport and physical activity. Complimenting this will be the evaluation of the nutritional strategies in disease as well as introducing the concept of critical evaluation of nutrition data collection and analysis, as well as the understanding of appropriate use of supplements and sport ergogenic aids with the stringent familiarization of anti-doping procedures in sports. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Review and apply knowledge of nutrition in relation to sport, exercise, weight management and disease management. - Outline the nutritional requirements of physically active individuals and athletes, in a variety of sports and environmental conditions. - Discuss the relationships between sound nutrition and exercise performance. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Review influences that may effect the nutritional requirements of sporting disciplines and disease. - Compare and contrast different methods of nutrition data collection and analysis and how to apply them in practice. - Integrate information from related courses, including physiology, biochemistry and human nutrition. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - W.D. McArdle, F.I. Katch, V.L. Katch, (2014) Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance (Eighth Edition) Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN-10: 1451191553 ISBN-13: 978-1451191554. - J.S. Garrow, W.P.T. James, A. Ralph (2000) Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Uk: Churchill Livingstone. - Melvin Williams , Dawn Anderson Eric Rawson Nutrition for Health, Fitness & Sport 10th Edition . McGraw-Hill Education ISBN-10: 0078021324 ISBN-13: 978-0078021329. - Burke L., Deakin V. Clinical Sports Nutrition. McGraw and Hill. ISBN-10: 0070277206; ISBN-13: 978-0070277205. - Burke, L. Practical Sports Nutrition. Australia: Human Kinetics. ISBN-10: 073604695X; ISBN-13: 978-0736046954. - Jeukendrup A & Gleeson M. Sports Nutrition: An Introduction to Energy Production and Performance (2nd Edition). Human Kinetics. ISBN-10: 0736079629; ISBN-13: 978-0736079624. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Fieldwork | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Doriette Agius Lara Gerada Kirill Micallef Stafrace |
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