Sports Nutrition
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Sports Nutrition
（Handbook of sports medicine and science）
Blackwell Science, 2002
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"IOC Medical Commission Sub-Commission on publications in the sport sciences"
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Sports Nutrition, which focuses on the importance of proper nutritional preparation for athletes, provides a practical supplement to
Nutrition in Sport. It provides an essential reference on all aspects of sports nutrition for the team coach, athletic trainer, physical therapist and allied health-related professional working with athletes and sports teams, and the knowledgeable athlete.
Table of Contents
List of contributors, vi
Forewords by the IOC, viii
Preface, ix
Part 1 Nutrition needs for training
1 Exercise and energy demands, 3
2 Fuels used in exercise: carbohydrate and fat, 15
3 Protein and amino acid requirements of athletes, 26
4 Micronutrients: vitamins and minerals, 35
5 Fluids and electrolytes, 51
6 Alcohol and sport, 64
Part 2 Nutrition for competition
7 Preparation for competition, 75
8 Eating and drinking during exercise, 84
9 Post-event recovery, 93
Part 3 Practical sports nutrition
10 Assessing nutritional status and needs, 107
11 Changing size and body composition, 118
12 Dietary supplements and ergogenic aids, 129
13 Practical strategies to meet nutrition goals, 147
14 Eating well while traveling, 154
15 Strategies for special populations, 161
16 Strategies for special environments: heat, 173
Index, 183
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