Overview

This module will cover a range of topics that will complement your knowledge of exercise rehabilitation. Generally the module will include key nutritional themes for exercise rehabilitation including dietary assessment, obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, malnutrition and dietary behaviour change.

Topics may include:

Session 1:

a. Healthy eating • The Eatwell Guide and global dietary recommendations

b. Dietary assessment • Methods of assessing diet and estimating requirements and their practical application • Differences in dietary practices exercise

Session 2:

a. Macronutrients: • Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and fibre

b. Micronutrients: • Vitamins, minerals and trace elements • Food vs supplements • Fluid and alcohol • Assessing nutritional adequacy exercise

Session 3:

a. Obesity • Causes and consequences • Obesity Pathway • Diet vs exercise for weight loss • Weight management advice

b. Behaviour change • Weight stigma • Behaviour change wheel • Motivational interviewing for dietary change exercise • Debate preparation

Session 4

a. Diabetes • Nutritional guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes

b. Alternative approaches to weight management • Debate on low carbohydrate diets vs intermittent energy restriction vs total diet replacement for weight loss and diabetes

Session 5

a. Cardiovascular disease • The role of diet in primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease • Diet and hypertension

b. Malnutrition • Causes and consequences • Screening tools exercise • Food First treatment • When to refer to a Dietitian

Assessment Strategy

-threshold -50%> Students must show a reasonable grasp of the topic and its most prominent literature. Suboptimal presentation of data and limited interpretation of findings. Limited critique of research literature. Sound conclusions. -good -60%>Students must show a good grasp of the topic. Clear presentation of data. Good capacity to interpret the data. Concise writing style with no notable omissions, errors or irrelevancies; adequate referencing, and a wide use of primary resources. -excellent -70%>Students must show an ability to critically reconstruct material and evidence of wide reading of current research literatureand extensive use of primary sources. Students are able to accurately present, interpret and analyse data and form clear conclusions to answer the question.

Learning Outcomes

• ***1.*** Be able to critically assess the evidence for dietary recommendations for various conditions encountered in exercise rehabilitation including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and malnutrition.

• ***2.*** Be able to assess an individuals dietary intake and compare to relevant nutritional guidelines.

• ***3.*** Be able to provide evidence-based, condition specific, realistic dietary advice relevant to exercise rehabilitation.

• ***4.*** Be aware of the barriers to change as applied to dietary intake and understand how to apply behaviour change skills.