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Sport Nutrition for Health and Performance, 2nd Edition By Melinda Manore, Nanna Meyer and Janice Thompson
Ł59.50 | €65.50
Š 2009
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Book 560 pages
ISBN: 9780736052955
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Sport Nutrition for Health and Performance, Second Edition, will help students and practitioners understand the function of the nutrients in the body and how these nutrients affect health and athletic performance.
The authors present clear, comprehensive and accurate nutrition information that may be applied to a variety of careers. The text provides students with practical knowledge in exercise and nutrition science and it keeps practitioners on the cutting edge of current research and practices in the field.
Using the authors' extensive backgrounds in nutrition, exercise physiology and fitness, the text sorts micronutrients into functional groupings to provide an easy framework for understanding how these nutrients can influence exercise performance and good health for both athletes and active individuals.
This unique presentation allows readers to fully understand why proper nutrition helps athletes prevent injury, enhance recovery, improve daily workouts and maintain optimal health and body weight. Read on
Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Nutrition for Exercise and Health
Chapter 2. Carbohydrate as a fuel for exercise
Chapter 3. Fat as a fuel for exercise
Chapter 4. Protein and exercise
Chapter 5. Energy and nutrient balance
Chapter 6. Achieving healthy body weight
Chapter 7. Body composition
Chapter 8. Fluid and electrolyte balance
Chapter 9. B Vitamins important in energy metabolism
Chapter 10. Antioxidant nutrients
Chapter 11. Minerals and exercise
Chapter 12. Micronutrients important in blood formation
Chapter 13. Nutrients for bone health
Chapter 14. Nutrition and fitness assessment
Chapter 15. Nutrition and the active female
Chapter 16. Ergogenic substances
Appendix A. Nutritional recommendations
Appendix B. Artificial sweeteners and fat replacers
Appendix C. Energy balance
Appendix D. Body fat percentages for athletes
Appendix E. Nutrition and fitness assessment
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About the authors
Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RD, CSSD, FACSM, is a professor in the department of nutrition and exercise sciences and a nutrition specialist in extension at Oregon State University. She has taught and conducted research in nutrition and exercise for more than 25 years. She is a highly regarded researcher, particularly in the nutrition needs of active women, and has written more than 60 research articles, 6 books, 20 book chapters and numerous nutrition articles for health and nutrition professionals.
Nanna Meyer, PhD, RD, CSSD, is an assistant professor in health sciences at the University of Colorado. She has been working in sport nutrition as a scientist, clinician and educator since 1997. She developed the sport dietetics emphasis degree at the University of Utah and is working on a new graduate programme (to be launched in Autumn 2009) at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Her primary research areas are the female athlete triad and nutritional issues in Olympic athletes. She also leads Professionals in Nutrition for Exercise and Sport (PINES), an international group that advances the field of study.
Janice L. Thompson, PhD, FACSM, is a professor of public health nutrition and head of the department of exercise, nutrition and health at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. She has spent more than 20 years conducting research and teaching at universities in areas related to nutrition, public health, exercise and sport nutrition. In addition to co-writing the first edition of Sport Nutrition for Health and Performance, she has authored three other textbooks on nutrition with Dr. Manore.
"This informative book provides excellent explanations, especially of the metabolism of carbohydrate, fat, and protein in exercise."
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