SPORTS AND PERSONAL NUTRITION

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Study of the main topics related to sports nutrition. The following concepts will be discussed: (basic food guidelines, macronutrients, glycemic index, carbohydrate requirements for athletes and sportsmen, vitamins and minerals, liquid and electrolytes, nutrition before, during and after the competition and nutrition for various objectives in performance), from the perspective of sports performance and health. The student will be able to use critical thinking to analyze nutritional problems in performance and health in athletes, sportsmen, sedentary or active people and their possible solutions using concepts and theories for decision making based on scien tific evidence. This will help to resolve or understand possible problems and propose new solutions in your discipline to refer when necessary to the appropriate center, a doctor or a sports dietitian.