Nutrition for Sport and Health

Nutrition and malnutrition: balance between health and disease
Relationship between lifestyle, genes and health - functional foods and nutraceuticals
Function of nutrients in health and sport:
· Lipids
· Carbohydrates
o Fibers and microbiota
· Proteins
· Nutrients of inorganic origin
· Alcoholic beverages and nervines
Evaluation of Energy expenditure and nutritional status
· Methods for evaluating energy expenditure
o techniques for measuring energy expenditure
o Body composition
o Urine analysis
Metabolic balances
· Oxidative stress and antioxidant activity
· Water-salt balance
o Thermoregulation in athletes
o Sweat, dehydration, hyponatremia and their effects on performance and health
o valuation of water and electrolyte losses
· Acid/base balance
Supplements and supplements for sport
Nutraceuticals and probiotics for health and physical exercise
Applied nutrition
· nutrition and health
o nutritional needs and standards
o Mediterranean diet and food pyramid
Nutrition and sport
· Aspects to consider
· Mass goal
· Mini-cut: short-term calorie cut
· Definition goal
· Metabolic adaptation and energy availability
Food strategies used by athletes


Metabolic adaptation to endurance
Strategies in sport nutrition to support concurrent training (strength + endurance)
Diet-exercise strategies to manipulate availability for training and competition preparation in endurance sport
Nutritional strategies in team sports