Foundation of Sports Nutrition (Theory)

Paper Code: 
SSN 154
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course provides a broad coverage of the key areas of sports nutrition. It deals primarily with general principles, but draws on examples from various sports to illustrate the nutritional goals of athletes in training and competition and highlights some of the dietary strategies that can be employed to meet those goals.

12.00
Unit I: 
Definition and concept of sport science and nutrition

Energy balance and body composition                                             
a) Energy requirements of athletes: methods of measuring energy expenditure and energy requirements of athletes
b) Measuring Energy Intake in Athletes and Active Individuals
c) Body composition for sport:  Body cell mass, Lean body mass,direct and indirect techniques for determining body composition; Body types, Kinanthropometry.

12.00
Unit II: 
Protein needs for exercise and muscle gain

a) Methods of assessing protein needs
b) Protein metabolism and protein requirements of athletes  
c) Protein intake to maximize the response to training: the timing and amount of protein

12.00
Unit III: 
Post-exercise recovery for training and competition

a) Carbohydrate for training and recovery
b) High carbohydrate diet to enhance recovery and performance
c) Fluid needs for post-exercise rehydration
d) Fat loading/adaptation for athletic performance
e) Alcohol and the athlete

12.00
Unit IV: 
Nutrition for competition preparation

a) Exercise metabolism and the causes of fatigue during exercise and sport: nutritional implications
b) Carbohydrate loading and fuelling up for exercise
c) The pre-event meal

12.00
Unit V: 
Weight loss and disordered eating

a) Weight strategies in sport: Strategies for losing body fat
b) Disordered eating in athletes
c) The female athlete triad

Essential Readings: 
  1. Edward L. fox and Donald K Mathews (1985). CBS College Publishing. Japan
  2. Ed, Myrtle L. Brown, Present Knowledge in Nutrition ILSI Press.
  3. David C. Nieman , Fitness and Sports Medicine, A Health related Approach ( 3rd
    edition, 1995
  4. Edward L. fox , Bases of fitness Timothy E. Kirby and Ann Roberts Fox (1987)
  5. Don Kirkendall, Joseph J, Measurement and evaluation for Physical Educators.
    Gruber and Robert E. Johnson. 1987. Human kinatics Publishers Inc.
  6. E.L.Fox and D.K.Mathews, The Physiological Basis of Physical Education and Athletics , 1981, Holt-Saunders..
Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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