HL30556: Nutrition and metabolism
[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
| Credits: | 7.5 [equivalent to 15 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 150 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 40%, EX 60% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Coursework Infographic (CW 40%)
- Exam (EX 60%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
Before taking this module you must take HL10521 AND ( take HL20537 OR take HL20538 )
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- Describe and explain basic metabolic pathways under various conditions, including fasted- vs fed-state, resting versus exercise, physiological versus pathological
- Summarise the rate limiting steps in metabolic pathways and explain how this links to fatigue at a whole-body level in various real-world activities
- Discuss how and why certain macro- and micro-nutrients can facilitate human performance and health
- Critically evaluate evidence relating to the potential ergogenic and health improving properties of specific nutritional supplements
- Critique original research to design experiments that can test the efficacy of specific supplements
- Discuss the various levels of evidence, research designs, techniques and measurement tools available for study in this field, along with their relative strengths and weaknesses
- Interpret and present data in a manner easily understood by end-users of various level of ability and for various purposes
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| Aims: | To examine links between human metabolism and function, with consideration of how stimuli such as nutrition and exercise can interact in the regulation of human physiology.
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| Content: | Energy Systems, Exercise Metabolism and Fatigue, Macronutrients, Carbohydrate Metabolism & Supplementation, Amino Acid Metabolism & Protein Balance, Lipid Metabolism and Fat Balance (Obesity), Alcohol/Ethanol Metabolism, Feeding Patterns, Micronutrients, Vitamins, Minerals, Nutritional Supplements & Ergogenic Aids.
Lab classes may cover topics including: diet, nutrition, metabolism, exercise, physical activity.
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| Course availability: |
HL30556 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:
Department for Health
- UHHL-AFB21 : BSc(Hons) Health and Exercise Science (Year 3)
- UHHL-AKB21 : BSc(Hons) Health and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 4)
- UHHL-AFB22 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 3)
- UHHL-ACB22 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
- UHHL-AAB22 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHHL-AKB22 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 4)
- UHHL-AFM22 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 3)
- UHHL-ACM22 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
- UHHL-AAM22 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHHL-AKM22 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2023/24.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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