| Description |
vii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. Oxygen Is Everything: How Oxygen Use Affects Performance -- 2. The Golden Standard of Physical Fitness: Measuring Your Capacity to Use Oxygen -- 3. What Determines Fuel Usage? Your Body's Use of Glycogen and Fat -- 4. Recommended Training Diet: Eating for Both Health and Performance -- 5. Carbohydrate Loading: Filling Your Tank with High-Octane Fuel -- 6. Fat: Friend or Foe? -- 7. Protein: The Great American Protein Myth -- 8. Vitamins and Minerals: Is More Better? -- 9. Hydration: Don't Forget to Drink -- 10. The Sugar Debate: Poison or Pleasure? -- 11. Caffeine: Unraveling the Caffeine Controversy -- 12. Eating for Performance: The High-Performance Diet -- 13. Body Composition: Debunking the Myth of Bathroom Scales -- 14. No Convenient Way to Lose Weight: Permanent Weight Control Is Possible Only Through Lifelong Exercise -- 15. Running on Empty: The Dangers of Starvation by Choice -- 16. Sports Nutrition Quackery: Keep Your Hand on Your Wallet |
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App. A. Professional Organizations -- App. B. Caloric Expenditures |
| Summary |
Ellen Coleman provides solid, concise information and offers advice based on her many years as a dietitian, endurance athlete, and sports nutrition columnist. By referring to actual competitive events and writing in a casual, friendly style, she brings accurate and scientific information to life. This completely revised edition includes new recommendations on carbohydrate intake, fluid replacement, vitamin and mineral supplements, and sports nutrition fads |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Athletes -- Nutrition.
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Energy metabolism.
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Exercise -- Physiological aspects.
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Nutrition.
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| LC no. |
96050205 |
| ISBN |
0923521135 (alk. paper) |
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0923521380 |
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