Sports Nutrition: A Practice Manual for Professionals, 4e
 

Sports Nutrition: A Practice Manual for Professionals, 4th Edition

Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists DPG and Marie Dunford, PhD, RD

Designed to deliver the essential information health and fitness professionals need in order to work with athletes of all ages and proficiency levels. Topics are represented in four sections: Sports Nutrition Basics, Screening and Assessment, Sports Nutrition Across the Life Cycle and Sport Specific Guidelines. The "At-A-Glance" feature provides sport-specific information for 18 sports.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Contributors
Reviewers
Foreword

Section 1: Sports Nutrition Basics
Chapter 1: Physiology of Anaerobic and Aerobic Exercise
Chapter 2: Carbohydrate and Exercise
Chapter 3: Protein and Exercise
Chapter 4: Dietary Fat and Exercise
Chapter 5: Vitamins, Minerals, and Exercise
Chapter 6: Fluid, Electrolytes, and Exercise
Chapter 7: Dietary Supplements and Ergogenic Aids

Section 2: Sports Nutrition Screening and Assessment
Chapter 8: Health Screening and Dietary Assessment
Chapter 9: Physical Fitness Assessment and Prescription
Chapter 10: Assessment of Body Size and Composition
Chapter 11: Energy Balance and Weight Management

Section 3: Sports Nutrition Across the Life Cycle
Chapter 12: Child and Adolescent Athletes
Chapter 13: College Athletes
Chapter 14: Masters Athletes
Chapter 15: Elite Athletes
Chapter 16: Vegetarian Athletes
Chapter 17: Pregnancy and Exercise
Chapter 18: Disordered Eating in Athletes
Chapter 19: Management of Diabetes and Exercise
Chapter 20: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Management

Section 4: Sports-Specific Nutrition Guidelines
Chapter 21: Nutrition for Very High-Intensity Sports
Chapter 22: Nutrition for High-Intensity, Short-Duration Sports
Chapter 23: Nutrition for Intermittent, High-Intensity Sports
Chapter 24: Nutrition for Endurance Sports
Chapter 25: Nutrition for Weight-and Body-Focused Sports
Chapter 26: Nutrition for Low-Endurance, Precision Sports

At a Glance
Baseball
Basketball
Bodybuilding
Cycling
Endurance and Ultraendurance Sports
Field Events
Figure Skating
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Ice Hockey
Martial Arts
Rowing (Crew)
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Track Events
Wrestling

Appendixes
Appendix A: Dietary Reference Intakes
Appendix B: Body Mass Index at Specific Heights and Weights
Appendix C: The Energy Cost of Physical Activity Using Metabolic Equivalents
Appendix D: Clinical Eating Disorder Criteria
Appendix E: Selected Sports Nutrition–Related Position Papers
Appendix F: Sports Nutrition–Related Web Sites

Index
# 4114  Softbound
576 PP, 2006
ISBN: 0-88091-411-4


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