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SP2004:03

Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Townsville

HECS Band 2

29 hours lectures, 2 hours tutorials, 15 hours practicals. Semester 2.

Staff:

Dr M Crowe.

Nutrition categories and values for food; water, food and electrolyte balance; emphasis on fluid replacement; fluid and metabolic homeostasis prior to, during and after exercise; the athlete's diet -- optimal nutrition for exercise.

Anthropometry -- assessment of body composition and somatotyping.

Learning Objectives:

to understand the effect of nutrition on athletic performance and to be able to evaluate, formulate and solve problems in this area;

to be able to make skinfold, girth and bone diameter measurements with precision so that your technical error of measurement is less than 5% for the majority of sites.

Assessment by nutrition component (examination, assignment and practical) (70%); anthropometry component (written and practical examination) (30%).