Handbook of Sports Nutrition

The study and practice of diet and nutrition with the aim of improving the athletic performance of a human body is known as sports nutrition. It is mainly used in the training regimes of strength sports and endurance sports. A few strength sports which make use of this area of study are weightlifting and bodybuilding whereas cycling, swimming and rowing are a few examples of endurance sports where it is applied. Sports nutrition primarily studies the quantity along with the type of food and...