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Diet in Sports and Fitness

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:9.00
Study Course Accepted:26.08.2024 15:02:53
Study Course Information
Course Code:SUUK_168LQF level:Level 5
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:Sports ScienceTarget Audience:Sports Trainer
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Jānis Leitis
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, 3 Cigorinu Street, suukatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67611559
Study Course Planning
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)4Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures8
Classes (count)2Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes4
Total Contact Hours12
Part-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)6Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures12
Classes (count)4Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes8
Total Contact Hours20
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Basics of sports physiology and sports biochemistry.
Objective:
To acquaint students with scientifically based knowledge in the field of nutrition science related to health-promoting physical activity and sports.
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Introduction to the course "Nutrition in Sports and Fitness". The basics of nutritionLectures1.00auditorium
2A healthy nutrition. Nutrition guidelines. EnergyLectures1.00auditorium
3CarbohydratesLectures1.00auditorium
4ProteinLectures1.00auditorium
5Product composition evaluationClasses2.00auditorium
6FatLectures2.00auditorium
7WaterLectures0.50auditorium
8Nutrition evaluation – nutrition diary analysisClasses2.00auditorium
9VitaminsLectures1.00auditorium
10MineralsLectures0.50auditorium
11Nutrition during pregnancy and lactationLectures0.50auditorium
12Sports and fitness nutrition goals, guidelinesLectures0.50auditorium
13Nutrition for physically active peopleLectures0.50auditorium
14Nutritional supplements for sportsLectures0.50auditorium
15Knowledge testClasses2.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Independent study and analysis of specialised literature; practical tasks and presentation.
Assessment Criteria:
Cumulative evalutation: Participation in lectures – 10%, participation in classes, high-quality performance of independent work within the deadlines, demonstration of the acquired knowledge and opinion – 30%; Seminar I (presentation) – 30%; Seminar II (test) – 30%.
Final Examination (Full-Time):
Final Examination (Part-Time):Exam (Oral)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Students are able to demonstrate basic knowledge of the science of nutrition and sports nutrition, as well as an understanding of key concepts and regularities.
Skills:Students are able to use knowledge to carry out practical tasks, to formulate and analyse information, problems and solutions in the field of nutrition, and to reasonably discuss them.
Competencies:Students are able to describe and analyse practical problems in the field of nutrition, select the necessary information and use it to solve problems.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Zariņš Z., Neimane L., Bodnieks E. Uztura mācība. 6. izd.; LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, Rīga, 2018 (2015)
Additional Reading
1Rubana I.M. Uzturs fiziskā slodzē. RaKa, 2010
2Clark N. Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook, 5th ed. Human Kinetics, 2014
3Lenham-New S., Shirreffs S. and Stear S., eds. Nutrition Society Textbook : Sport and Exercise Nutrition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
4Maughan R. J. Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine : IOC Medical Commission Publication, Sports Nutrition; John Wiley & Sons, 2013
5Rosenbloom C.A., Coleman E.J. Sports Nutrition. A Practice Manual for Professionals, 5th ed. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2012
Other Information Sources
1Pen: Practice-based Evidence in Nutrition http://www.pennutrition.com/index.aspx
2The British Dietetic Association https://www.bda.uk.com/
3European Food Safety Authority https://www.efsa.europa.eu/
4Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics http://www.eatrightpro.org/
5American College of Sports Medicine http://www.acsm.org/
6American Council on Exercise https://www.acefitness.org/
7International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism http://journals.humankinetics.com/IJSNEM
8Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition http://www.jissn.com/
9The Australian Institute of Sport http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/nutrition