Nutrition for health, fitness, & sport /
By: Williams, Melvin H.
Contributor(s): Rawson, Eric S | Branch, J. David.
Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill Education, [2016]Edition: Eleventh edition.Description: xx, 678 p. : ill. (coloured) ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780078021350 paperback alkaline paper; 9780078021350; 0078021359 paperback alkaline paper.Subject(s): Physical fitness -- Nutrition | Nutrition | Sports -- Physiological aspects | Physical fitnessDDC classification: 613.2Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 613.2 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0064357 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Introduction to nurtition for health, fitness and sports performance -- Healthful nutrition for fitness and sport : the consumer athlete -- Human energy -- Carbohydrates : the main energy food -- Fat : an important energy source during excercise -- Protein : the tissue builder -- Vitamins : the organic regulators -- Minerlas : the inorganic regulators -- Water, electrolytes and temperature regulation -- Body weight and composition for health and sport -- Weight maintenance and loss through proper nutrition and exercise -- Weight gaining through proper nutrition and exercise -- Food drugs and related supplements -- [Appendices] -- Glossary -- Photo credits -- Index.