Clinical sports nutrition
Burke, Louise Burke (Editor), Vicki Deakin (Editor), Bethanie Allanson (Contributor)
Each chapter is specifically formatted to combine the viewpoints of two sports nutrition experts: the scientific principles underpinning each issue are reviewed by an internationally recognized nutritionist with extensive research experience, while a sports dietitian summarizes the practice tips that can be drawn from these principles
eBook, English, 2015
Fifth edition View all formats and editions
McGraw-Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd, North Ryde, N.S.W., Australia, 2015
1 online resource (xx, 828 pages)
9781743763124, 9781307408263, 1743763123, 1307408265
1004618049
Physiology of sports
Dietary assessment of athletes: clinical and research perspective
Physique assessment of the athlete
Protein
Energy requirements of the athlete: assessment and evidence of energy efficiency
Weight loss and the athlete
Making weight
Eating disorders and disordered eating in athletes
Bone, calcium, vitamin D and exercise
Prevention, detection and treatment of iron depletion and deficiency in athletes
Micronutrients: vitamins, minerals and antioxidants
Preparation for completion
Competition fluid and fuel
Nutrition for recovery after training and competition
Nutritional strategies to enhance fat oxidation during aerobic exercise
Supplements and sports foods
Nutritional issues for young athletes: children and adolescents
Nutrition issues for the masters athlete
Special needs: the athlete with diabetes
Athletes with gastrointestinal disorders, food allergies and food intolerance
Special needs: the paralympic athlete
Immunity, infective illness and injury
Medical and nutritional issues for the travelling athlete
Altitude, cold and heat
Catering for athletes