NUTR 568 - Nutrition for Exercise and Performance

(3 units)

Prerequisites: NUTR 132, KIN 301 for the KIN Fitness option and the KIN Exercise Science option or BIOL 207 and Nutrition and Dietetics option.
Explores the role nutrients play in exercise and performance enhancement. Topics include evaluation of energy needs during physical activity, examination of weight management practices, assessment of nutritional status, and investigation of contemporary dietary issues related to exercise.

Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as KIN 568. Not open for credit to students with credit in KIN 568. Open to all graduate Kinesiology students in the Adapted Physical Education, Coaching and Student Athlete Development , Pedagogical Studies (for K-12 teachers), Sport Management, Individualized Studies, Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology and Nutrition, Sport and Exercise Psychology, and Sports Medicine and Injury Studies options and M.S. students in the Nutritional Science without Dietetic Internship, Nutritional Science with Dietetic Internship, and Food Science emphases and/or consent of instructor.