HL30054: Nutrition & metabolism
[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 40%, EX 60% |
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| Requisites: | Before taking this module you must take HL20185 OR take HL20505 OR take HL20537 OR take HL20538 |
| Learning Outcomes: |
On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
* Demonstrate an understanding of basic metabolic pathways both at rest and during exercise, with specific recognition of the different role and varied importance of specific substrates. * Show awareness of the rate limiting steps in the above pathways and how this links to fatigue at a whole-body level in various real-world activities. * Demonstrate an understanding of how and why certain macro- and micro-nutrients can facilitate human performance and health. * Critically evaluate evidence relating to the potential ergogenic properties of specific nutritional supplements * Design, conduct and critique original research to test the efficacy of specific supplements * Gain the ability to present scientific data in a meaningful way to a lay audience. |
| Aims: | To examine the independent and combined effects of exercise and nutrition as metabolic stimuli and consider how these responses may interact to regulate human performance and health outcomes. |
| Skills: | Knowledge and Understanding - taught, facilitated and assessed
Intellectual Skills - facilitated and assessed Written Communication - facilitated and assessed Information Technology - facilitated Problem Solving - facilitated and assessed Working Independently - facilitated and assessed. |
| Content: | Energy Systems; Carbohydrate Metabolism; Protein Metabolism; Lipid Metabolism; Alcohol Metabolism; Micronutrients: Vitamins & Minerals; Immune Function & Hydration; Nutritional Supplements. |
| Course availability: |
HL30054 is Optional on the following courses:Department of Life Sciences
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