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Clinical sports nutrition /

Clinical sports nutrition / - Fifth edition. - xx, 828 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. - Sports medicine series . - Sports medicine series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

This text contains nutrition information, coupled with advice on how to apply sports nutrition guidelines in a clinical or practical framework.

9781743073681 9781743073681: £54.99 1743073682

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Athletes--Nutrition.
Physical fitness--Nutritional aspects.
Exercise--Physiological aspects.
Sports--Physiological aspects.

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