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As sports have become more competitive over recent years researchers and trainers have been searching for new and innovative ways of improving performance. Ironically, an area as mundane as what an athlete eats can have profound effects on fitness, health and ultimately, performance in competition....
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Encyclopedia of sports medicine ;
v. 7 |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470693766 |
| Summary: |
As sports have become more competitive over recent years researchers and trainers have been searching for new and innovative ways of improving performance. Ironically, an area as mundane as what an athlete eats can have profound effects on fitness, health and ultimately, performance in competition. Sports have also gained widespread acceptance in the therapeutic management of athletes with disorders associated with nutritional status. In addition, exercise has been one of the tools used for studying the control of metabolism, creating a wealth of scientific information that needs to be place |
| Item Description: | "An IOC Medical Commission publication in collaboration with the International Federation of Sports Medicine." |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xvi, 680 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0632060735 9780632060733 9780470693766 0470693762 9780470693018 0470693010 |
| Index Number: | QP141 |
| CLC: | G804.32 |
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Part 1: Nutrition and Exercise -- -- Basic exercise physiology / Howard G. Knuttgen -- Biochemistry of exercise / Michael Gleeson -- Exercise, nutrition and health / Adrianne E. Hardman -- Energy costs of exercise and sport / Henry J. Montoye -- Dietary carbohydrates / Louise M. Burke -- Carbohydrate metabolism in exercise / Eric Hultman and Paul L. Greenhaff -- Optimization of glycogen stores / John L. Ivy -- Carbohydrate replacement during exercise / Mark Hargreaves -- Amino acid metabolism in exercise / Anton J.M. Wagenmakers -- Effects of exercise on protein metabolism / Peter W.R. Lemon Part 2: Special Considerations -- -- The female athlete / Kathe A. Gabel -- The young athlete / Viswanath B. Unnithan and Adam D.G. Baxter-Jones -- The vegetarian athlete / Jacqueline R. Berning -- The diabetic athlete / Jørgen Jensen and Brendan Leighton -- -- Part 3: Practical Issues -- -- The overweight athlete / Melinda M. Manore -- The travelling athlete / Ann C. Grandjean and Jaime S. Ruud -- Overtraining : nutritional intervention / Harm Kuipers -- Exercise at climatic extremes / Mark A. Febbraio -- Eating disorders in athletes / Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen -- Sports nutrition products / R |