Sports Nutrition

Catalog description

This course is designed to address high level sport nutritional issues and, lend understanding to the physiological aspects and lifestyle practices of athletes involved in high-level human performance. Students will be introduced to the field of sports nutrition and the principles of ergogenic aids. The metabolism of nutrients will be emphasized as they pertain to athletic performance, and students will be familiarized with the nutritional practices that optimize athletic performance. In addition, body composition changes desirable to achieve optimal competitive efforts will be discussed.