Food and sport must go hand in hand, as it is essential that athletes follow a proper diet to help them improve their performance"

Medical professionals must update their knowledge of nutrition so that they can provide the best dietary recommendations that are aimed at not only preventing disease but also enabling optimal health in sportsmen and women facing challenging sporting situations. The meticulous choice of foods, which not only establishes a varied and balanced diet in sufficient quantity but which also is essential for the correct development of the individual. 

This program addresses the physiological and biochemical aspects necessary to understand how diabetes affects both daily life and exercise, and the possible problems that may arise. In addition, during the course of this postgraduate certificate, the student will be able to acquire the necessary knowledge to establish a nutritional plan for people with diabetes who want to take care of their health and athletes of different modalities based on current scientific evidence. 

As it is an online course, the student is not restricted by fixed schedules or the need to move to another physical location, but can access the contents at any time of the day, balancing their work or personal life with their academic life. 

Learn the most suitable diets for each type of athlete and you will be able to give more personalized advice” 

This postgraduate certificate in Sports Nutrition in the Type 1 Diabetic contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The graphic, schematic and practical contents of the course are designed to provide all the essential information required for professional practice
• Exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system, designed for decision making for patients with nutritional challenges
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This postgraduate certificate is the best investment you can make when selecting a refresher program, for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in Sports Nutrition you will obtain a qualification endorsed by TECH Technological University”

Its teaching staff includes professionals belonging to the field of nutrition, who contribute their work experience to this program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities. 

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. The professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in sports nutrition.   

The postgraduate certificate allows you to exercise in simulated environments that provide an immersive learning program in order to train in real situations"

This 100% online postgraduate certificate will allow you to balance your studies with your professional work while increasing your knowledge in this field"

The principal objective of the program is the development of both theoretical and practical learning, so that the professional can master, in a practical and rigorous way, the study of sports nutrition in special population groups"

This refresher program will provide you with a sense of confidence in your daily work, which will help you grow both personally and professionally”

General Objectives

• Handle advanced knowledge on nutritional planning in professional and non-professional athletes for the healthy performance of physical exercise
• Manage advanced knowledge on nutritional planning in professional athletes of various fields in order to achieve maximum sports performance
• Learn advanced knowledge about nutritional planning in professional athletes from team sports to achieve the highest sports performance
• Manage and consolidate the initiative and entrepreneurial spirit to implement projects related to nutrition in physical activity and sport
• Know how to incorporate the different scientific advances into one' s own professional field
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment
• To understand the the context in which their area of expertise is being developed
• Manage advanced skills in the detection of possible signs of nutritional changes associated with sports activities
• To handle the necessary skills through the teaching-learning process that will allow them to continue training and learning in the field of sports nutrition both through the contacts established with teachers and professionals of this training as well as in an autonomous way
• Specialize in the structure of muscle tissue and its role in sports
• Know the energetic and nutritional needs of athletes in different pathophysiological situations
• Specialize in the energetic and nutritional needs of athletes in the different situations specific to age and gender
• Become a specialist in the dietary strategies for the prevention and treatment of injured athletes
• Specialize in the energetic and nutritional needs of child athletes
• Specialize in the energetic and nutritional needs of Paralympic athletes

Specific Objectives

• To establish the physiological and biochemical mechanism of diabetes both at rest and during exercise
• To deepen the understanding of how the different insulins or medications used by diabetics work
• To assess the nutritional requirements for people with diabetes both in their daily life and in exercise to improve their health
• To delve into the necessary knowledge to be able to plan nutrition for athletes of different disciplines with diabetes, in order to improve their health and performance
• To establish the current state of evidence on Performance Enhancing Drugs in diabetics

The teaching materials of this program, elaborated by these specialists, have contents that are completely applicable to your professional experiences"