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Subject type: Optional

Coordinator: Sara González Millán

Trimester: Second term

Credits: 3

Teaching staff: 

Cristian Didier Hernandez Garcia
Sara González Millán 

Academic year: 2025

Teaching course: 1

Languages ​​of instruction

  • Spanish

The language of the subject will be Spanish. There may be teaching material in Catalan and English.

Competencies / Learning Outcomes

Basic skills

  • CB7. That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their problem-solving ability in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of ​​study.

  • CB8. That students are capable of integrating knowledge and facing the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, while incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.

  • CB10. That students possess the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a manner that will be largely self-directed or autonomous

     

Specific skills

  • CE6. Identify the nutritional and ergonutritional aid needs of people to, in a multidisciplinary team, design training routines in accordance with the nutritional guidelines established by the nutrition professional.

General competencies

  • CG1. Apply information and communication technologies in the context of personal training, injury and disease prevention and physical and sports rehabilitation

Transversal competences

  • CT1. Build critical thinking by analyzing one's own learning process and assertively and rationally discussing other people's and one's own ideas in an eloquent context.

  • CT2. Demonstrate the skills for cooperative work and participation in multidisciplinary teams in accordance with the principles of the code of ethics of their profession, incorporating attitudes such as effort, respect and commitment as a hallmark.

  • CT3. Incorporate the gender perspective in the development of actions and projects.

Presentation of the subject

Identify people's nutritional and ergonutritional support needs to, in a multidisciplinary team, design training routines in accordance with the nutritional guidelines established by the nutrition professional.

The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free of sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory attitudes, either towards students or teachers. We trust that together we can create a safe space where we can make mistakes and learn without having to suffer the prejudices of others. 

Contents

Face-to-face part:

1. Importance of macro, micronutrients, calories and water in sports performance.

2. General objectives of the athlete (diet-athlete relationship)

a. Optimization of basal eating habits

b. Anthropometric changes

c. Sports performance, fatigue and recovery

d. Optimization of eating habits before, during and after training/competition

e. Nutritional and ergogenic supplementation

Virtual and debate part:

3. Common dietary planning and educational strategies for the physical trainer.

4. Myths, ketogenic diets, fasting and common strategies in sports dietetic treatment

5. Hydration as a limiting factor in performance.

Activities and evaluation system

The acquisition of skills by the student will be assessed through the continuous assessment system, weighing and evaluating the results obtained from the application of the assessment procedures described in each teaching plan of the subject. The assessment system is continuous and is assessed in the following way,

SE1. Oral presentation 35%

Group work: groups of 4 people: Design of an information strategy in relation to nutrition, physical activity and sport.

Points to describe:

- Introduction: description of a need and a brief bibliographical justification of the topic

- Targets

- Strategy design: people to whom it is addressed, information tools to use, strategy evaluation method.

- The work is delivered with a video (of a presentation) demonstrating the strategy

SE3. Individual work 35%

Development of a clinical case: (maximum 3 pages)

- Description of the case to be resolved: Problem or concern presented by the client/patient, with necessary data to focus the case.

- Resolution of the case with the tools learned in class: description of the strategy used

SEV1. Online exams: 30% 

The evaluation will conclude with a recognition of the level of learning achieved by the student, materialized in the numerical qualification, in accordance with the provisions of current legislation. Qualification system (Royal Decree 1125/2003, of September 5, which establishes the European Credit System and the qualification system for university degrees of an official nature and validity throughout the state territory):

• 0-4,9: Fail (SS)

• 5,0 - 6,9: Passed (AP)

• 7,0-8,9: Remarkable (NT)

• 9,0 - 10: Excellent (SB)

In the SE3 section of an individual character, you must remove one minimum of 3 out of 10 average of all individual assessment activities in order to be able to average and pass the subject.

Any form of academic fraud will be sanctioned in accordance with the center's assessment regulations. If signs of fraud are detected, including the improper use of generative artificial intelligence tools, the subject's teaching staff may call the student for an individual interview with the aim of verifying their authorship.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in this subject is regulated in the Learning Plan. Please consult it to find out the specific conditions. 
of use.

Bibliography

Basic

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Jeukendrup, A., & Gleeson, M. (2019). Sports Nutrition Editions Tutor.

Marcus, BH, & Forsyth, LH (2009). Motivating people to be physically active. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Complementary

 Shilpa Joshi & Viswanathan Mohan. Pros & cons of some popular extreme weight-loss diets (2018.) Indian J Med Res 148, pp 642-647. DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1793_18

American College of Sports Medicine, & American Dietetic Association. (2000). Joint Position Statement: nutrition and athletic performance. American College of Sports Medicine, American Dietetic Association, and Dietitians of Canada. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 32(12), 2130. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000852.

American College of Sports Medicine. (2018) ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. Tenth Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Bongiovanni, T., Genovesi, F., Nemmer, M., Carling, C., Alberti, G., & Howatson, G. (2020). Nutritional interventions for reducing the signs and symptoms of exercise-induced muscle damage and accelerating recovery in athletes: current knowledge, practical application and future perspectives. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 1-32.

Brown, W., Naughton, G., Oldenburg, B., Owen, N., & Wright, MC (2010). Promoting physical activity—. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Burke, LM, Close, GL, Lundy, B., Mooses, M., Morton, JP, & Tenforde, AS (2018). Relative energy deficiency in sport in male athletes: A commentary on its presentation among selected groups of male athletes. International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, 28(4), 364-374. DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.2018-0182

Close, GL, Sale, C., Baar, K., & Bermon, S. (2019). Nutrition for the prevention and treatment of injuries in track and field athletes. International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, 29(2), 189-197

ColinW. Binns, Mi Kyung Lee, Bruce Maycock, Liv Elin Torheim, Keiko Nanishi, and Doan Thi Thuy Duong. (2021) Climate Change, Food Supply, and Dietary Guidelines. Ann. rev. Public Health 2021.42:233-255

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Desbrow, B., Slater, G., & Cox, GR (2020). Sports nutrition for the recreational athlete. Australian Journal of General Practice, 49(1/2), 17. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-10-19-5108

Dugdill, L., Crone, D., Murphy, R. (2009) Physical activity and health promotion. Evidence-based approaches to practice. Wiley-Blackwell.

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