In this unit, students explore nutrition principles as they relate to health and physical performance in sport and recreation. Students consider key aspects of public health nutrition including dietary management of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The unit defines the importance of macro and micronutrients in the maintenance of health, and the specific roles of carbohydrate, protein and lipids in energy metabolism during exercise. The interaction between dietary intake and physical activity and its effects on energy, balance, cardiovascular health and other lifestyle diseases are considered. Students will be provided with the knowledge and skills to provide general advice on nutrition to apparently healthy clients and understand the risks of fad diets. The efficacy of different competition strategies and common nutritional supplements will also be examined.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Movement Sciences |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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EXSS2032 |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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EXSS2021 |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Janelle Gifford, janelle.gifford@sydney.edu.au |
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Demonstrator(s) | Sheran Guo, sheran.guo@sydney.edu.au |
Lecturer(s) | Kenneth Daniel, kenneth.daniel@sydney.edu.au |
Isabel Young, isabel.young@sydney.edu.au | |
Alyse Davies, alyse.davies@sydney.edu.au | |
Thea Werkhoven, thea.werkhoven@sydney.edu.au | |
Tutor(s) | Rebecca Hay, rebecca.hay@sydney.edu.au |