Sport nutrition for health and performance / Melinda M. Manore.
Material type: TextPublication details: Champaign, Ill. ; Leeds : Human Kinetics, 2000.Description: 400p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:- 9780873229395 (hbk.) :
- 0873229398
- 613.2024794 MAN
- TX361.A8 M37 2000
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 613.2024794 MAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 120344 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.