Sport Nutrition 4th Edition
Format: Print Book
ISBN: 9781718221703
Author: Asker Jeukendrup, Michael Gleeson
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Pub Date: 15th July 2024
Description:
Using a physiological basis, Sport Nutrition aims to explain the role of nutrition in enhancing exercise performance. It moves from general principles of nutrition and nutrient requirements to estimating and fulfilling energy needs with the appropriate combinations of macronutrients and micronutrients. Supplements are addressed from a scientific standpoint, followed by the influence of nutrition on training adaptations, body composition, weight management, and eating disorders. Information on personalized nutrition covers periodized nutrition, sex differences, and special populations (young athletes, older athletes, and diabetic athletes) and offers practical examples from specific sports.