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

In the scientific literature on Sports Nutrition, the vast majority of studies have been conducted on men aged 18 to 30 years. Although a priori age and sex do not seem to be determining factors to be taken into account, it has been seen that within each population there are certain situations and particularities, whether at a metabolic or behavioral level, that should be studied specifically, as they may differ between young athletes, older athletes and female athletes, and when working with any of these groups within sport it is necessary to know them.

The postgraduate certificate has multimedia content that helps to acquire the knowledge that is taught, developed with the latest educational technology. At the same time, it will allow the student a contextual and situated learning, within a simulated environment that provides training focused on solving real problems.
As it is an online postgraduate certificate, the student is not conditioned 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 Specific Populations contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the program include: 

• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created contain information that is indispensable for professional practice
• It contains exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making for patients with feeding problems
• 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 may be the best investment you can make in the selection of a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in Sports Nutrition in Specific Populations, you will obtain a postgraduate certificate qualification from TECH Technological University"

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

The 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 immersive training programmed to train 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 during the academic year. The professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in sports nutrition. 

The postgraduate certificate allows training in simulated environments, which provide immersive learning programmed to train for real situations"

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

The main objective of the program is the development of theoretical and practical learning, so that the sports science professional can master in a practical and rigorous way the study of Sports Nutrition in Specific Populations.

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 needed to launch 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
• Advanced understanding of 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
• Manage 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

• Explain the specific physiological characteristics to be taken into account in the nutritional approach of different groups
• Understand in depth the external and internal factors that influence the nutritional approach to these groups

A unique specialization program that will allow you to acquire advanced training in this field"