MNVS081p Nutrition for Execise and Sports Perfomance I - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: -.
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Michal Kumstát, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Loskot (lecturer), MVDr. Halina Matějová (deputy)
Ing. Veronika Išová (assistant)
MVDr. Halina Matějová (assistant)
Ing. Kateřina Novohradská (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Michal Kumstát, Ph.D.
Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MNKV0721c Community nutrition and health
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquire basic theoretical and practical knowledge about the relationship between human nutrition, including energy intake, basic macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, timing and frequency of eating, the correct use of food supplements and the sports performance of an average person and a high-performance athlete.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to: Calculate and set the appropriate energy intake of the athlete
Calculate and set the appropriate intake of basic macronutrients for athletes
Appropriately recommend dietary supplements for athletes
Understand the broader connections between nutrition and metabolism during physical activity
Understand the connections between the intake of basic macronutrients and the effect on physical performance
Syllabus
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Literature
  • VILIKUS, Zdeněk. Výživa sportovců a sportovní výkon. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2012, 177 s. ISBN 9788024620640. info
  • NSCA's guide to sport and exercise nutrition. Edited by Bill I. Campbell - Marie A. Spano. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2011, viii, 311. ISBN 9780736083492. info
  • SKOLNIK, Heidi and Andrea CHERNUS. Výživa pro maximální sportovní výkon : správně načasovaný jídelníček. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2011, 240 s. ISBN 9788024738475. info
  • SKOLNIK, Heidi and Andrea CHERNUS. Nutrient timing for peak performance. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2010, ix, 237. ISBN 9780736087643. info
  • Physical activity and obesity. Edited by Claude Bouchard - Peter T. Katzmarzyk. 2nd ed. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2010, xxi, 409. ISBN 9780736076357. info
  • BURKE, Louise. Practical sports nutrition. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2007, xi, 531. ISBN 9780736046954. info
  • MANDELOVÁ, Lucie and Iva HRNČIŘÍKOVÁ. Základy výživy ve sportu. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 71 s. ISBN 9788021042810. info
  • Výživa ve sportu : příručka pro sportovní medicínu. Edited by Ron J. Maughan - Louise Burke, Translated by Zuzana Zafarová. 1. české vyd. Praha: Galén, 2006, 311 s. ISBN 8072623184. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
-
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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