| Description |
xxix, 672 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
The macronutrients -- The micronutrients and water -- Digestion and absorption of the food nutrients -- Nutrient role in bioenergetics -- Macronutrient metabolism in exercise and training -- Measurement of energy in food and during physical activity -- Nutritional recommendations for the physically active person -- Nutritional considerations for intense training and sports competition -- Making wise choices in the nutrition marketplace -- Exercise thermoregulation, fluid balance, and rehydration -- Pharmacologic and chemical ergogenic aids evaluated -- Nutritional ergogenic aids evaluated -- Body composition assessment and sport-specific observations -- Energy balance, exercise, and weight control -- Disordered eating |
| Summary |
This text teaches interactions between nutrition and exercise concepts and practical applications. Readers receive a strong foundation in the science of exercise nutrition and bioenergetics, plus insight about how the principles work in the real world of human physical activity and sports medicine |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2005 |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Athletes -- Nutrition.
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Physical fitness -- Nutritional aspects.
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Exercise -- Physiological aspects.
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
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Exercise -- physiology.
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Sports.
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Energy Metabolism -- physiology.
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| Author |
Katch, Frank I.
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Katch, Victor L.
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| LC no. |
2007041529 |
| ISBN |
9780781770378 |
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0781770378 |
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