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The principles of nutrition and their application to exercise and health

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In this tutorial you will learn:

How to access credible information about nutrition for exercise and health
About common nutritional terms related to exercise and health
About the nutrients required to maintain health

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This article on ‘Post-event nutrition’ is from the website of British Cycling.
This webpage from the Runner’s World website gives nutrition recommendations from a professional dietitian based on Sue’s seven-day diet.
‘A beginner’s guide to building muscle’ is a page from the Bulk Powder’s website.
The Alcohol Think Again website has an article on ‘Alcohol and nutrition’.
Look at your own or ask friends if you can analyse their food diary. Look at everything on the dairy and consider if you would change anything based on what you have learnt over this unit.
Look at your breakfast/lunch/dinner and analyse the nutritional values of each.

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