Unit SCIENCE AND TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO DIET

NUTRITION FOR EXERCISE AND SPORT

Code	A005608
CFU	3
Teacher	Francesco Galli
Teachers	Francesco Galli
Hours	24 ore - Francesco Galli
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Discipline della nutrizione umana
Sector	MED/49
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	652 Introduction to the course; Energy requirements and body weight of the athlete; Nutrition during training; Protein requirements and sports activity; Water and sports activity; Nutritional preparation for sports competitions; Nutrition before, during, and after sports activity; Foods suited to intense muscular effort; Energy and ergogenic supplements, amino acid and protein supplements, and other supplements suited to intense muscular effort; Replenishing lost water and salt; Nutrition and exercise in old age and disease (diabetes and metabolic diseases, functional recovery, etc.)
Reference texts	1. L’alimentazione per l’esercizio fisico e lo sport (Nutrizione sportivo) _ Giampietro M. (Piccin Ed.) 2. ACSM's Nutrition for Exercise Science di ACSM & Dan Benardot (Autore) Wolters Kluwer Health, 2024
Educational objectives	Acquire specific knowledge on the importance of food choices and nutritional status in physical activity and sport; understand techniques for assessing nutritional status and nutritional needs associated with different types and intensities of physical exercise; learn dietary techniques applied to managing different types/intensities and phases of physical work and sporting activity (preparation, performance, and recovery from physical work, pre-competition and competitive phases, high-intensity and long-duration sporting activity, chrononutrition and management of psychophysical recovery and circadian rhythms); understand the limitations and importance of nutritional supplements and dietary supplements for athletes and sportspeople.
Prerequisites	Basic knowledge of general physiology and specialized knowledge of biochemistry and nutritional physiology
Teaching methods	Lectures supported by PowerPoint presentations, educational videos, and scientific documentation provided or suggested by the instructor. Seminars by leading specialists and speakers in the fields of sports nutrition and sports medicine.
Other information	Proposed co-teaching: Prof.ssa Gina Cavaliere
Learning verification modality	Oral exam (interview with questions proposed by the teacher)
Extended program	Introduction: Interplays between diet and nutrition, sports practice and health promotion; foods and nutrients (general characteristics and metabolic effects); notes on anthropometric assessment and estimation of needs in athletes; nutrition during training; insights into protein requirements during sports; hydration and water-salt balance during sports; nutritional preparation for sports competitions; nutrition before, during, and after sports; foods and supplements for intense muscular effort; dietary supplements and supplements (energy, amino acid, protein, and mineral supplements to replace water-salt losses; vitamin and trace element products); nutrition and sports in old age and in special cases (risk of illness or full-blown disease, e.g., diabetes and metabolic diseases, disability, and functional recovery).
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	Health and well-being

MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO ONCO - HEMATOLOGY

Code	A000794
CFU	5
Teacher	Paolo Sportoletti
Teachers	Paolo Sportoletti
Hours	40 ore - Paolo Sportoletti
Learning activities	Affine/integrativa
Area	Attività formative affini o integrative
Sector	MED/50
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	- Lifestyles and nutrition in cancer prevention - Chemotherapy and proper nutrition - Nutrition in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation - The link between genes, nutrition and cancer - Anemia in nutritional deficiencies and in tumors - Natural substances and treatment of tumors and leukemia
Reference texts	Specific Pubmed references will be indicated during the lectures. slides presented during lectures will be made available on the Unistudium platform Materials and/or assessment methodologies consistent with the needs of disabled and/or DSA students are available
Educational objectives	The aim of the course is to contribute to the training of graduates with specific knowledge in the field of problems related to the relationship between onco-haematological diseases and nutrition. The training activity is aimed at the study of cancer pathologies more directly related to nutrition, evaluating the influence that nutrition can have on the onset, in the prevention and therapy of malignant neoplasias and related complications. The course will also allow the student to acquire some basic technical notions on specific laboratory diagnostic methods in solid and blood tumors.
Prerequisites	To be able to understand and face the course, the student must have passed with huge success the exam preparatory described in the regulation on the degree course.
Teaching methods	Lectures materials and/or assessment methodologies consistent with the needs of disabled and/or DSA students are available
Other information	N/A
Learning verification modality	Oral examination consisting of one or more questions aimed at ascertaining the level of knowledge, understanding and synthesis achieved by the student as well as to verify the acquisition of method, appropriate language and exposure. The oral exam is divided into several thematic areas that characterize the teaching with lasting about 20 min. materials and/or assessment methodologies consistent with the needs of disabled and/or DSA students are available
Extended program	- Lifestyles and nutrition in cancer prevention - Chemotherapy and proper nutrition - Nutrition in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation - The link between genes, nutrition and cancer - Anemia in nutritional deficiencies and in tumors - Natural substances and treatment of tumors and leukemia
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	Salute e benessere