Nutrition and Fitness Syllabus

Course Syllabus:  2018_SP_SYLLABUS_KNHE 104_MACDONALD_9AM.pdf

Weekly Schedule: 2018_WEEKLY SCHEDULE KNHE 104 Spring 2018.pdf

Meet Your Instructor:  Juli Macdonald

Course Description:  

Nutrition and Fitness is an applied nutrition course to improve the nutrition and health of active indi­viduals. The course will focus on lifestyle, disease prevention, fitness, weight control, and the basic concepts of good nutrition.

Textbook Information:  

Text: Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook,

            By Nancy Clark, MS, RD, 5^th edition, Human Kinetics. 2014. $15.75

Topics of Study:

1. Lifestyle and its relationship to disease and performance.
2. Heart Disease and Risk Factors.
3. Fats.
4. Protein.
5. Carbohydrates and Fiber.
6. Energy and Performance.
7. Weight control and body composition.
8. Vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and antioxidants.

Course Learning Objectives: 

1. Describe the four lifestyle factors and their relationship to lifestyle diseases.
2. Understand how cardiovascular disease develops and how to identify its’ major risk factors.
3. Describe the macronutrients and identify healthy food sources that contain them.
4. Develop a meal plan that provides an appropriate quantity and balance of the macronutrients.
5. To understand the effects of nutrition and its relation to physical performance.
6. Identify and define the five health-related components of fitness.
7. Discuss the factors involved in healthy weight management and improved body composition.
8. Describe lifestyle adjustments to enhance overall health and fitness.
9. Plan methods of applying nutrition knowledge to your lifestyle.

Student Learning Objectives: 

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Record and document their eating behaviors and formulate appropriate nutritional strategies.
• Discriminate between the classes of nutrients and understand their role in the production of energy and sustaining good health.