Sports Nutrition : A Practice Manual for Professionals / Christine Rosenbloom, Ellen Coleman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosenbloom, Christine, author.

Coleman, Ellen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Exercise--Physiological aspects.

Exercise.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 507 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Sports Nutrition

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2012.

Summary:

Sound nutrition is essential for high-quality sport training and competition. This new edition is a joint venture between the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN) dietetic practice group. The book is a go-to source for specific evidence-based information on different sports nutrition topics.

Contents:

Physiology of exercise

Carbohydrate and exercise

Protein and exercise

Dietary fat and exercise

Vitamins, minerals, and exercise

Fluid, electrolytes, and exercise

Ergogenic aids, dietary supplements and exercise

Nutrition assessment

Assessment of body size and composition

Energy balance

Weight management

Child and adolescent athletes

College athletes

Masters athletes

Elite athletes

Vegetarian athletes

Pregnancy and exercise

Disordered eating in athletes

Diabetes and exercise

Nutrition for very high- and high-intensity, short-duration sports

Nutrition for intermittent, high-intensity sports

Nutrition for endurance sports and ultra-endurance sports.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-88091-466-1