ATR 536 - Nutritional and Wellness in Athletic Training

Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course provides a foundation in the science of exercise nutrition and wellness. These foundational principles will be used in promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors and constructing sound nutritional and fitness recommendations as they apply to human physical activity and sports medicine. Current research concerning pharmacologic and nutritional ergogenic aids, disordered eating, fluid balance and thermoregulation, body composition, and risk factor screening will be discussed.