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Sports Nutrition, 15 credits

Swedish name: Idrottsnutrition
This syllabus is valid: 2007-09-03 valid to 2011-09-04 (newer version of the syllabus exists)
Course code: 2KN032
Credit points: 15
Education level: Second cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level: Food and Nutrition: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Food, Nutrition and Culinary Science

Contents

During this course you will increase your knowledge about the effect of diet on physical performance. Among other things we will discuss strategies for increased oxidation of fat during endurance training, preparation before training, competition and recovery, adaption when exercising in extreme environments and also how the immune system is influenced by exercise. The course includes a project work where you explore a sport of your choice in depth.

Required Knowledge

Univ: Food and Nutrition A and B or the equivalent and Physiology 15 hp. English proficiency equivalent to IELTS Academic Training –minimum score 5.0 with no individual score below 4.5 (Tests taken before January 2005 not admissible or TOEFL – minimum score 500 on paper based test and not below 4.0 on the TWE, Alternatively 173 on computer based test with iBT61 is also required as well as basic entrance requirements for higher studies in Swedish language proficiency if the course is taught in Swedish.

Literature

Clinical sports nutrition
Burke Louise, Deakin Vicki.
4th ed. : Sydney : McGraw-Hill Medical : 2010. : xix, 715 p. :
ISBN: 978-0-07-027720-5 (pbk.)
Mandatory
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Sport nutrition : an introduction to energy production and performance
Jeukendrup Asker E., Gleeson Michael
2nd ed. : Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics : c2010. : xi, 475 s. :
ISBN: 978-0-7360-7962-4 (print)
Mandatory
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Idrottsnutrition för bättre prestation
Jeukendrup Asker E., Gleeson Michael, Broholmer Marie, Egerton Mike
Stockholm : SISU idrottsböcker : 2007 : 371 s.b ill. :
ISBN: 978-91-85433-27-8z 9789185433276
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Abrahamsson Lillemor
Näringslära för högskolan
5., [rev.] uppl. : Stockholm : Liber : 2006 : 461 s. :
ISBN: 91-47-05355-0
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Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2004 : integrating nutrition and physical activity
4th edition : Copenhagen : Nordic Council of Ministers : 2004 : 435, [1] s. :
ISBN: 92-893-1062-6
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Clinical sports nutrition
Burke Louise., Deakin Vicki.
3rd ed. : Sydney ;a New York : McGraw-Hill : 2006 : 822 s. :
ISBN: 0-07-471602-6
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Idrottsnutrition för bättre prestation
Jeukendrup Asker E., Gleeson Michael, Broholmer Marie, Egerton Mike
Stockholm : SISU idrottsböcker : 2007 : 371 s.b ill. :
ISBN: 978-91-85433-27-8z 9789185433276
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Sport nutrition : an introduction to energy production and performance
Jeukendrup Asker E., Gleeson Michael
Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics : 2004 : 411 s. :
ISBN: 0-7360-3404-8
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Abrahamsson Lillemor
Näringslära för högskolan
5., [rev.] uppl. : Stockholm : Liber : 2006 : 461 s. :
ISBN: 91-47-05355-0
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Nordiska ministerrådet
Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2004 : integrating nutrition and physical activity.
Copenhagen : Nordic Council of Ministers : 2004 : 435 s. : ill. :
ISBN: 92-893-1062-6
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