Sport and exercise nutrition /

"Now widely adopted on courses throughout the world, the prestigious Nutrition Society Textbook series provides students with the scientific basics in nutrition in the context of a systems and disease approach rather than on a nutrient by nutrient basis. In addition books provide a means to ena...

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Corporate Authors: Nutrition Society Great Britain
Group Author: Lanham-New, S. Susan
Published: Wiley-Blackwell,
Publisher Address: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Ames, Iowa :
Publication Dates: 2011.
©2011
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: The Nutrition Society textbook series
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444344905
Summary: "Now widely adopted on courses throughout the world, the prestigious Nutrition Society Textbook series provides students with the scientific basics in nutrition in the context of a systems and disease approach rather than on a nutrient by nutrient basis. In addition books provide a means to enable teachers and students to explore the core principles of nutrition and to apply these throughout their training to foster critical thinking at all times. This NS Textbook on Sport and Exercise Nutrition has been written to cover the latest information on the science and practice of sport and exercis
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xii, 385 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781444344875
1444344870
9781444344905
1444344900
9781444344882
1444344889
9781444344899
1444344897
Index Number: RC1235
CLC: G804.32
Contents: Nutrient basics / A. Collins, P. Hunking, and S. Stear -- Exercise physiology / S.M. Shirreffs -- Exercise biochemistry / S.D.R. Galloway -- Carbohydrate / A. Jeukendrup and C. Williams -- Protein and amino acids / P.W.R. Lemon -- Fat metabolism / B. Kiens and J.A. Hawley -- Fluids and electrolytes / S.M. Shirreffs -- Micronutrients / V. Deakin -- Supplements and ergogenic aids / H. Braun, K. Currell, and S. Stear -- Nutrition for weight and resistance training / S.M. Phillips and K. Baar -- Nutrition for power and sprint training / N.A. Burd and S.M. Phillips -- Nutrition for middle-distanc