Sport nutrition for health and performance - Manore, Melinda, 1951-; Meyer, Nanna L.; Thompson, Janice, 1962- (Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2009)
Introduction to nutrition for exercise and health -- Carbohydrate as a fuel for exercise -- Fat as a fuel for exercise -- Protein and exerc ise -- Energy and nutrient balance -- Achieving healthy body weight -- Body composition -- Fluid and electrolyte balance -- B vitamins importa nt in energy metabolism -- Antioxidant nutrients -- Minerals and exerci se -- Micronutrients important in blood formation -- Nutrients for bone health -- Nutrition and fitness assessment -- Nutrition and the active female -- Ergogenic substances.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Athletes -- Nutrition; Physical fitness -- Nutritional aspects; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Sports Medicine; Exercise -- physiology; Food; Nutritional requirements; Physical Fitness -- physiology