Dr. Iñaki Elío, teacher of the European University of the Atlantic (UNEATLANTICO) gives a practical workshop on sports supplements to students of the subject “Nutrition and Sport” of the degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics (NHD), in order to visualize the different possibilities of supplementation during sports practice.
In this workshop, students had the opportunity to make their own energy drinks, gels and bars, taking into account the specific needs of each sport. In addition, the students tasted commercial products of the NutriSport brand, who kindly provided their products so that the students could try them and learn first-hand about part of their catalog.
The objective of this workshop was to put into practice what was studied in the course and to familiarize students with the possibilities of nutritional supplementation to improve sports practice in different situations.
This workshop provided students with the necessary tools to apply food science and nutrition to sports practice and thus improve the performance of athletes. In addition, students will be able to evaluate deviations due to excess or deficiency of the energy and nutritional balance in sports practice and implement strategies to promote physical activity prescription within the scope of the dietitian-nutritionist’s competence.