Exercise Metabolism and Health

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(Sp) Recommended prerequisite areas of knowledge: • Basic nutrition • Anatomy/physiology • Cell biology • Exercise physiology • Energy pathways (CP, glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation). This course examines how cellular demands influence the need for carbohydrates, amino acids, lipids, vitamins, and minerals, how the availability of these nutrients influences adaptations, and the influence of these adaptations on exercise performance and disease risk.