Class Nutrition and Physical Activity

Appropriate dietary habits can improve physical performance and post-exercise recovery through well-chosen and individually planned nutritional strategies. This curricular unit aims to address these strategies by focusing on basic concepts of food and nutrition, on the calculation of the energy requirements of the individuals, and in the type, amount and timing of nutritional intake and fluids to maintain and promote good health and adaptation to physical training. Nutritional interventions in specific situations as weight loss, hypertrophy and the physically active young person, are also addressed.

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Introduction to nutrition Macro and micronutrients and fluids Basic concepts Functions/physiological actions in the body Food and nutrition for health promotion and disease prevention Portuguese food wheel Mediterranean food pattern Food and nutritional information collection tools Portuguese food composition table Food and nutrition labeling Nutritional support for active people Energy metabolism: sources of muscular energy Energy requirements; energy availability Food and nutrition in physical activity and exercise: general recommendations and recommendations for pre-, during and after practicing exercise Food and nutrition in the physically active young person Food and nutrition for weight loss and hypertrophy Food supplements

A theoretical-practical methodology is primarily adopted that favors discussion in class, using elements and teaching strategies of theoretical nature (expositive and interrogative methods) and theoretical-practical (practical exercises). The b-learning system will also be used, where support materials will be made available for each of the classes. This system will also allow the sharing of content related to asynchronous classes.

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