This postgraduate diploma provides training in simulated environments, which allows for an immersive learning experience designed to train for real” life situations" 

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.

Vegan and vegetarian athletes require a diet that covers all the nutrients needed to perform at their best during physical activity. Therefore, it is essential that medical professionals update their knowledge of sports nutrition in special populations to improve the service they offer, specializing
in the structure of muscle tissue and its implication in sport.

This intensive program aims to be a tool to help physicians in relation to the comprehensive care of the vegan or vegetarian user who practices some type of physical activity, and aims to study the relationship and importance of nutrition and sport, and provide current scientific knowledge in sports nutrition, as well as the mechanisms by which the health of the athlete can be enhanced.

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

This postgraduate diploma in Sports Nutrition in Diabetes, Vegetarianism and Veganism 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 diploma is 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, you will obtain a degree from the leading digital university in Spanish: 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.

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

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

Immerse yourself in this comprehensive postgraduate diploma university and improve your skills in nutritional counseling for athletes"

The main objective of the program is the development of theoretical and practical learning, so that the medical professional can master in a practical and rigorous way the study of sports nutrition in special 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 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
• Working in a multidisciplinary environment
• Understand the context in which the area of their specialty is 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 with 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

Module 1. Different Stages or Specific Population Groups

• 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

Module 2. Vegetarianism and Veganism

• Differentiate between the different types of vegetarian athletes
• Gain an in-depth understanding of the main mistakes made
• Treat the notable nutritional deficiencies of sportsmen and sportswomen
• Manage skills to provide the athlete with the most effective tools to combine foods

Module 3. The Type 1 Diabetic Athlete

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

A path to achieve education and professional growth that will propel you towards a greater level of competitiveness in the employment market"