Essentials of Sports Nutrition / Edition 2

by Fred Brouns, Cerestar-Cargill

Overview

Today's top athletes understand that meeting one's nutritional needs is critical when competing. Those who perform heavy physical activity must receive an increased level of nutrients, fluid and energy. This book offers a concise introduction to the links between nutrition and physical performance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471497646
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	09/09/2008
Edition description:	2ND
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	6.28(w) x 9.13(h) x 0.78(d)

About the Author

FRED BROUNS is an internationally recognised authority in the field of sports nutrition and supplementation. Over the years he has been consultant to The International Olympic Committee, to numerous National Olympic Committees and Sports Federations, the Dutch Soccer Team, Professional cycling teams, the Dutch Olympic team and many others.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Preface to the First Edition.

Introduction.

Part I Nutritional Aspects of Macronutrients in Sport.

Carbohydrate.

Fat.

Protein.

Part II Aspects of Dehydration and Rehydration in Sport.

Fluids and electrolytes.

Part III Nutritional Aspects of Micronutrients in Sport.

Minerals.

Trace elements.

Vitamins.

Antioxidants and exercise induced free radicals.

Part IV Nutritional Ergogenics and Metabolism.

Nutritional ergogenics.

Eating disorders in athletes.

From theory to practice.

A brief outline of metabolism.

References.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

"…to compare this book to a car, it would be a Ford Mondeo as it is reliable, comfortable, midpriced and easy-to-use…" (Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, April 2003)

"...This publication contains a lot of valuable information in the field of sports nutrition." (Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition, Vol. 47, No.1, 2003)

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