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 bring their knowledge of nutrition up to date 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. 

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. When working with any of these groups in sport, it is necessary to know them. 

With this highly scientifically rigorous training, the physician will learn in depth about the latest developments in sports nutrition in specific populations. Throughout this program, you will learn how external and internal factors influence the nutritional approach to these groups and the appropriate nutritional treatments for each one. 

As it is an online program, the student is not constrained by fixed schedules or the need to move to another physical location, but rather, they can access the contents at any time of the day, allowing them to balance their professional or personal life with their academic life as they please. 

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 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 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. 

This course allows training in simulated environments, which provide immersive learning programmed to train for 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

• To handle advanced knowledge on nutritional planning in professional and non-professional athletes for the healthy performance of physical exercise
• To manage advanced knowledge on nutritional planning in professional athletes of various fields in order to achieve maximum sports performance
• To learn advanced knowledge about nutritional planning in professional athletes from team sports to achieve the highest sports performance
• To manage and consolidate the initiative and entrepreneurial spirit to implement projects related to nutrition in physical activity and sport
• To 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
• To 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
• To specialize in the structure of muscle tissue and its role in sports
• To know the energetic and nutritional needs of athletes in different pathophysiological situations
• To specialize in the energetic and nutritional needs of athletes in the different situations specific to age and gender
• To become a specialist in the dietary strategies for the prevention and treatment of 
  injured athletes
• To specialize in the energetic and nutritional needs of child athletes
• To specialize in the energetic and nutritional needs of Paralympic athletes

Specific Objectives

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

A unique, key and decisive training experience to boost your professional development”