Fuel for young athletes
By: Ann Litt
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Champaign, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9780736046527
Subjects: High school athletes -- Nutrition; Child athletes -- Nutrition
Notes: "Essential foods and fluids for future champions"--Cover

Includes index
Table of contents: title: Food functions for developing athletes; title: Nutritional essentials for sports; title: Fluids for athletes; title: Fuel for muscle development; title: Eating for endurance training; title: Tactics for gaining weight; title: Lessons on losing weight; title: Dietary details for specific sports; title: High-performance meal planning; title: Fast-break food favorites; title: Beyond the standard game plan with supplements; title: Special nutritional needs for preadolescent athletes; title: Strategies for overcoming disordered eating; title: Championship-winning recipes for young athletes