Eating, body weight, and performance in athletes : disorders of modern society
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Eating, body weight, and performance in athletes : disorders of modern society
Lea & Febiger, 1992
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This edited volume provides a comprehensive and integrated work on eating, body weight and performance in athletes. The text deals with both theory and practice, and ranges from basic information on hunger and body composition to practical approaches to identify and help athletes with specific problems. It provides a detailed picture of how and why athletes are at risk for eating problems, and what can be done to prevent and remedy such problems.
Table of Contents
- Eating, body weight and performance in athletes - an introduction
- determinants of food intake - hunger and satiety
- detertminants of body weight regulation
- nutrient intake and the regulation of body weight and body composition
- nutrition and human performance
- body weight and body composition
- physique and body composition - effects on performance and effects of training, semi-starvation and overtraining
- pathology and development of eating disorders - implications for athletes
- prevalence of eating disorders in athletes
- social factors and the ideal body shape
- weight cycling in athletes - effects on behaviour, physiology and health
- eating disorders in males - a special case
- general health issues of low body weight and undereating in athletes
- medical issues in the eating disorders
- eating, body weight and menstrual function
- amenorrhea, body weight and osteoporosis
- physiological and psychological effects of overtraining
- modern athletics - the pressure to perform
- sound nutrition for the athlete
- body weight standards and athletic performance
- clinical treatment of eating disorders
- management of eating problems in athletic settings.
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