In this unit, students explore nutrition principles as they relate to health and physical performance in sport and recreation. Students consider key aspects of the metabolic and health consequences of obesity and the role of diet in the aetiology of chronic conditions and obesity. The interaction between dietary intake and physical activity and its effects on energy, balance, cardiovascular health, and other lifestyle diseases are considered. 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 as well as how nutrition can influence exercise performance, recovery, and physiological adaptation from training. The efficacy of different competition strategies and common nutritional supplements will also be examined. Students will be provided with the knowledge and skills to provide general advice on nutrition to apparently healthy clients according to Australian guidelines and understand the risks of fad diets. Exercise Physiology students are advised to enroll in this unit in Semester 1. Exercise Science students are advised to enroll in this unit in Semester 2.
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 |
Karla Horlyck, karla.horlyck@sydney.edu.au | |
Isabel Young, isabel.young@sydney.edu.au | |
Janelle Gifford, janelle.gifford@sydney.edu.au | |
Jennifer Isautier, jennifer.isautier@sydney.edu.au | |
Tutor(s) | Rebecca Hay, rebecca.hay@sydney.edu.au |