Sports Nutrition or Carbohydrate Addicts Program for Success

Sports Nutrition

Author: Maughan

Sports Nutrition, which focuses on the importance of proper nutritional preparation for athletes, provides a practical supplement to Nutrition in Sport. It provides an essential reference on all aspects of sports nutrition for the team coach, athletic trainer, physical therapist and allied health-related professional working with athletes and sports teams, and the knowledgeable athlete.

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Reviewer: Kristine N Clark, MS, RCEP (North Carolina State)
Description: This handbook provides a condensed review of the impact of nutrition on physical performance. The information is complemented by expert commentary on important questions/topics as well as case studies of various athletes.
Purpose: This book is intended to provide an up-to-date handbook on sports nutrition for coaches, sports professionals, and athletes. Coaches and athletes alike continue to look for strategies to create an edge over other athletes. The market of supplements and ergogenic aids continues to grow. This book focuses on sound nutrition strategies, based on the research, to enhance an athlete's physical performance.
Audience: Although the tone of the book indicates it is directed toward an audience working with athletes, such as coaches, trainers, and dieticians, it is written at a level that would be appropriate for the athletes themselves. However, the expert commentary is written at a level more appropriate for the professionals working with athletes.
Features: This book covers three main areas: preparing the athlete for competition, nutrition for the athlete during competition, and practical recommendations for appropriate eating strategies in various situations. The case studies, relating to topics throughout the book, provide a practical example of athletes seeking professional advice on how to improve their diet to improve their performance. The expert comments provide more detailed information on specific topics relating to the chapter, but most of the information in these comments would have been more appropriate and useful within the chapter itself.
Assessment: This book is a great resource for anyone working with athletes. It is a quick reference for a summary of the latest research in the area of sports nutrition and it provides practical recommendations for the sports professional working with athletes. The greatest strength of this book lies in the one or two case studies that accompany almost every chapter.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

Table of Contents:

	List of contributors
	Forewords by the IOC
	Preface
Pt. 1	Nutrition needs for training
1	Exercise and energy demands	3
2	Fuels used in exercise: carbohydrate and fat	15
3	Protein and amino acid requirements of athletes	26
4	Micronutrients: vitamins and minerals	35
5	Fluids and electrolytes	51
6	Alcohol and sport	64
Pt. 2	Nutrition for competition
7	Preparation for competition	75
8	Eating and drinking during exercise	84
9	Post-event recovery	93
Pt. 3	Practical sports nutrition
10	Assessing nutritional status and needs	107
11	Changing size and body composition	118
12	Dietary supplements and ergogenic aids	129
13	Practical strategies to meet nutrition goals	147
14	Eating well while traveling	154
15	Strategies for special populations	161
16	Strategies for special environments: heat	173
	Index	183

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Carbohydrate Addict's Program for Success: Taking Control of Your Life and Your Weight

Author: Rachael F Heller

Now, in this companion workbook, to their bestselling book, The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet, the Hellers provide the additional support and strategies every carbohydrate addict needs to succeed. You will discover why you get hungry...why you lose control...why you put weight on easily...why you blame yourself...why you failed in the past, and how to succeed now and in the future. Keeping you slim forever and happy with yourself is what this inspiring guide is all about.