Sport and exercise nutrition
By: edited by Don MacLaren ; foreword by Roger Bannister.
Contributors: MacLaren, D.
Series: Advances in sport and exercise science series
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Edinburgh; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780443103414
Subjects: Athletes -- Nutrition; Physical fitness -- Nutritional aspects; Sports -- physiology; Exercise -- physiology; Nutrition Physiology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Assessment of energy expenditure; title: Dietary survey methods; title: Carbohydrate as an energy source for sport and exercise; title: The role of fats as an energy source; title: Protein and amino acid requirements for athletes; title: Micronutrients important for exercise; title: Maintenance of fluid balance in sport and exercise; title: Antioxidants and free radicals; title: Dietary supplements and nutritional ergogenic aids; title: Nutritional concerns of female athletes; title: Chronobiology and nutrition; title: The practical aspects of sports nutrition.