Nutrition for sport and exercise /
By: Dunford, Marie [author.].
Contributor(s): Doyle, J. Andrew [author.].
Publisher: Boston, MA : Cengage, 2019Edition: Fourth edition.Description: xxi, 566 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781337556767; 9781337556767:; 1337556769; 9781337556927; 1337556920.Other title: Nutrition for sport & exercise.Subject(s): Athletes -- Nutrition | Physical fitness -- Nutritional aspects | Exercise -- Physiological aspectsDDC classification: 613.2024796 DUNItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 613.2024796 DUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Lost Checked out | 19/01/2021 | 0081171 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction to sports nutrition -- 2. Defining and measuring energy -- 3. Energy systems and exercise -- 4. Carbohydrates -- 5. Proteins -- 6. Fats -- 7. Water and electrolytes -- 8. Vitamins -- 9. Minerals -- 10. Diet planning : food first, supplements second -- 11. Weight and body composition -- 12. Disordered eating and exercise patterns in athletes -- 13. Diet and exercise for lifelong fitness and health.
This text integrates nutrition and exercise physiology principles, examining current scientific research to not only explain nutritional recommendations for athletes, but also to translate these recommendations into specific plans to support optimal performance and health.