Food Science and Nutrition

Sports nutrition is a rapidly evolving field of research that brings together knowledge about exercise and human nutrition that improve athletic performance. Nutrition is a core part of sports and mainly focuses on the type of fluid and the amount of food consumed by the athlete. Kinesiology is the study of human movement that provides detailed information about the state of health. The use of kinesiology to improve human well-being includes physical education, rehabilitation, fitness and safety, health improvement, work environment, sports, and exercise.