Nutrients

A basic knowledge of the nutrients helps in explaining the relevance and the function of the individual nutrients in human nutrition. This module deals with the requirement and the main function of various macronutrients and micronutrients. This knowledge puts you in a position to give targeted nutrient recommendations for different situations.

What you learn

• Protein as a macronutrient – in two detailed chapters
• Lipids: function and requirement
• Carbohydrates: function and requirement
• Water as a component of nutrition in its own right
• Dietary fibre and the role it plays
• Placing secondary plant substances in context
• Vitamins: the main functions at a glance
• Minerals: the main functions at a glance
• Deriving targeted nutrient recommendations for different situations

Who the workshop suits

The workshop suits trainers, instructors and advisers who want to answer nutrition questions professionally instead of relying on half-knowledge from everyday gym talk. Because it clarifies the building blocks on which all the further sports nutrition topics rest, it is also a sensible way into the series. As one module of the Sports Nutrition Coach training programme it can be taken on its own.

How the workshop runs

You complete the workshop online and at your own learning pace. After registration you receive the login details for the learning platform, which guides you through the content step by step. There is no fixed course start: you work through the nutrients in the order and at the rhythm that suit you.

• Self-study with the course script Nutrients – the sole authority for the knowledge test
• The script also in audio format, divided into macronutrients and further components
• Learning videos in two parts as well as flashcards on nutrients
• Knowledge test directly on the learning platform, to be taken at any time, passed with at least 80 per cent correct answers

For the knowledge test the content of the script alone is relevant. Once you have passed the knowledge test, the course confirmation reaches you by e-mail within 14 days. The content stays available to you on the learning platform after you have finished as well.

Where things go from here

Once the nutrients are in place, the energy side follows: the Energy Balance workshop covers energy supply and energy requirement. A broader foundation with intake recommendations and population groups is delivered by the Nutrition Fundamentals workshop. Both series lead into the Sports Nutrition Coach training programme; the complete list of individually bookable courses is available under Nutrition Workshops.