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SCT 124 Sports Nutrition

ND1 level14 topics

SCT 124 covers 14 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Concept of sports nutrition
  2. History and importance of sports nutrition
  3. Nutrition and sports performance
  4. Diet for different sports
  5. Eating disorders in athletes
  6. Hydration and rehydration
  7. Classification of food
  8. Calories and endurance performance
  9. Digestive system and digestion
  10. pH values in digestion
  11. Digestive enzymes
  12. Absorption of nutrients
  13. Water in the human body
  14. Electrolyte balance and performance

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Concept of sports nutrition

Sports nutrition is the science that links diet to athletic performance, recovery and health. It teaches how macronutrients, micronutrients, hydration and timing influence energy availability, muscle function and adaptation. Mastering this concept is essential for exam questions on diet planning, performance enhancement and injury prevention.

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