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Sport nutrition for health and performance / Melinda Manore, Janice Thompson.

Title
Sport nutrition for health and performance / Melinda Manore, Janice Thompson.
Author
Manore, Melinda, 1951-
Publication
Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c2000.

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Additional Authors
Thompson, Janice, 1962-
Description
xxii, 514 p. : ill.; 29 cm.
Summary
Melinda Manore sorts fact from fiction to help students and practitioners of sports nutrition present sound advice to athletes on correct nutrition and dietary requirements.
Subject
  • Athletes > Nutrition
  • Doping in Sports
  • Exercise > physiology
  • Nutrition > physiology
  • Physical Fitness
  • Physical fitness > Nutritional aspects
  • Sports > physiology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction to nutrition for exercise and health -- Carbohydrates as a fuel for exercise -- Fat as a fuel for exercise -- Proteins and exercise -- Energy and nutrient balance -- Achieving healthy body weight -- Body composition -- Fluid and electrolyte balance -- B-complex vitamins important in energy metabolism -- Antioxident nutrients -- Minerals and exercise -- Micronutrients important in blood formation -- Nutrients for bone health -- Nutrition and fitness assessment -- Nutrition and the active female -- Ergogenic substances: evaluating sport nutrition products.
ISBN
0873229398
LCCN
^^^00023158^
OCLC
43434502
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library