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Spring 2025
Dec 07, 2025 |
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| NUTR 960 - Sports Nutrition |
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Review of nutrition principles as they apply to the physical performance of adults and students in grades K-12. Topics include: physiology of optimal fitness and weight maintenance; exercise physiology and improved athletic performance; nutritional needs of growing children; the use of supplements and other controversial practices. The role of educational and health institutions in promoting positive nutrition and fitness messages is emphasized. Sports nutrition concepts and nutrition assessment are presented in the context of Healthy People 2010 and the Health Curriculum Frameworks. May include on-site physical assessment laboratories.
Prerequisites: NUTR 874 Human Nutrition Science or B.S. in Nutrition, or both NUTR 910 Nutrition Science in the Classroom and NUED 914 Contemporary Nutrition Issues for Schools; a college-level physiology course.
1.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Non-Matriculated Schedule Types: Independent/Directed Study, Lecture Nutrition and Health Studies Department Course Attributes: Nutrition Science, Coordinated Program Dietetics Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate Prerequisites: PREREQ for NUTR 960 General Requirements: ( Course or Test: NUTR 874 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: NUED 914 May not be taken concurrently. and Course or Test: NUTR 910 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( May not be taken concurrently. ) |
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