What it is about
You will learn the basics of nutrition: composition of macronutrients and micronutrients, fluid balance, selected dietary forms as well as nutrition-related diseases and diagnostics. At the end you will be able to derive age-, gender- and sport-specific nutrition recommendations and assess the importance of macronutrients and dietary supplements in sport.
What you will be able to do
- State and evaluate the composition of food
- Understand regulation of fluid balance
- Differentiate and assess various dietary forms in terms of health
- Overview of regulation of food intake and energy balance
- Classify nutrient requirements and intake recommendations
- Understand the health implications of deficiency and excess
- Assess nutritional-physiological relationships in relation to physical performance
- Derive simple nutrition recommendations for different sports
What the module consists of
- VorlesungTransmission of content through lectures and presentations (two lectures)
- SeminarElaboration and critical discussion of nutrition-related topics based on supplementary scientific literature
- ÜbungApplication of theoretical knowledge in practical examples
Teaching method
- Vortrag/Präsentationfor systematic introduction and conveyance of the basics
- Seminar mit Literaturarbeitfor deepening and critical discussion of current topics
- Übungfor practical application of what is learned in examples