The third edition of Nutrition in Exercise and Sport has been updated and expanded to include the latest developments in the field. This third edition of a bestseller among sports nutrition and health professionals now fully discusses the role of exercise and nutrition in both wellness and in disease prevention. In addition, new chapters on the history of sports nutrition, antioxidants, vegetarianism, the young athlete, the older athlete, the diabetic athlete, the physically disabled athlete, sports specific nutrient requirements, and body composition changes have been added. Top sports nutrition practitioners and exercise scientists have contributed chapters that provide practical nutritional guidelines for those engaged in various types of physical performance. This book is a one-volume library on sports nutrition for research scientists in applied sports nutrition, dietitians, exercise physiologists, sports medicine physicians, coaches, trainers, athletes, and nutritionists. The first two editions of this book have been widely used in sports nutrition courses. Nutrition in Exercise and Sport is the standard in the field.
Author(s): Ira Wolinsky
Series: Nutrition in Exercise & Sport
Edition: 3
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 1998
Language: English
Pages: 702
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
The Editor
Contributors
Contents
Chapter 1 Exercise Nutrition: From Antiquity to the Twentieth Century and Beyond
Chapter 2 Overview: Nutrition in Exercise and Sport
Chapter 3 Carbohydrate Metabolism in Sport and Exercise
Chapter 4 Effects of Diet and Exercise on Lipids and Lipoproteins
Chapter 5 Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism During Exercise and Recovery
Chapter 6 Overview of Human Energy Transfer and Nutrition
Chapter 7 Exercise and the B Vitamins
Chapter 8 Trace Minerals and Exercise
Chapter 9 Nutrition and Bone in Physical Activity and Sport
Chapter 10 Nutritional Antioxidants and Physical Activity
Chapter 11 Water and Electrolytes During Physical Activity
Chapter 12 Nutrient Beverages for Physical Performance
Chapter 13 Dietary Supplements as Ergogenic Aids
Chapter 14 Nutrition and Strength
Chapter 15 Dietary Habits of Olympic Athletes
Chapter 16 Nutritional Concerns of Female Athletes
Chapter 17 The Vegetarian Athlete
Chapter 18 Nutrition and the Young Athlete
Chapter 19 Nutrition and the Older Athlete
Chapter 20 The Diabetic Athlete
Chapter 21 Nutrition and the Physically Disabled Athlete
Chapter 22 Nutrient Requirements for Competitive Sports
Chapter 23 Nutrition Knowledge of Athletes and Their Coaches and Surveys of Dietary Intake
Chapter 24 Nutrition and Performance in Hot, Cold, and High Altitude Environments
Chapter 25 Body Composition in Exercise and Sport
Chapter 26 Immunocompetence in Physical Activity and Sport
Index
