Nutrition for Sport and Exercise 2nd Edition PDF Download Ebook. Marie Dunford and J. Andrew Doyle integrate nutrition and exercise physiology principles, emphasizing scientific reasoning and examining research studies to illuminate the evidence for current nutritional recommendations.
In addition, the text helps you translate these nutrition recommendations to specific plans for the appropriate amount and type of foods, beverages, and/or supplements to support training, performance, and recovery. The authors carefully illustrate the links between exercise, nutrition, and, the ultimate goals, optimal performance and health.
Two chapters are devoted to the topic of energy to explore difficult concepts in detail, giving students more time to grasp this fundamental information. This text adopts a holistic approach based on function for the key nutrients carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals and water. It also includes chapters on diet planning, disordered eating and exercise patterns in athletes, and lifelong fitness and health, so that these topics can be covered in more depth.
Special features in each chapter include: Internet caf� (websites offering sound sports nutrition information); Keeping it in perspective (how each topic fits into the big picture); and Spotlight on (additional coverage of supplements and other topics and examples of real-life athletes). Pre- and Post-Test quizzes, Self-Test chapter questions, summaries, references, and glossary included.
The book focuses on critical thinking as it provides you with the tools you need to make good decisions regarding your own training, nutrition, and performance, to prepare you as practicing professionals to guide the decisions of others. The book includes numerous examples and practical applications. Key points and review questions at the end of each major section assist students in identifying the important information from that last section and test their mastery of that information.
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