Daries, Hayley
Nutrition for Sport and Exercise: A Practical Guide
Food and drink choices before,duringandaftertrainingandcompetitionhave a direct impacton health, body mass and composition, nutrient availability and recovery time, and an optimaldietcansignificantlyimproveexercise performance. Nutrition for Sport and Exercise outlinesthefundamentalprinciplesofnutritionin relation to sport and exercise and then applies these principles through practical tools such as food and nutrient lists, recipes and menu options. This practical guide translates the athlete’s goals into achievable strategies and shortens the gap between theory and practice. Equipping the reader to successfully implement dietary changes, this is an invaluable resource for athletes, sports physicians and undergraduate students of nutrition and sport and exercise science courses.
SpecialFeatures
- Dedicatedchaptersontheimpactandrelevanceofspecificnutrientsandfoodgroups
- Includesrecipesandmenuoptions
- Coverstheareaofsportandexercisenutritionwithan evidence-basedapproach
- Conciseandaccessible,combiningtheoryandpractice
- Author(s)
- Daries, Hayley
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2012
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 280 pages
- Category
- Medicine, Health Care, Mode
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118359747
- Printed ISBN
- 9781405153546