McArdle, William D.

Sports and exercise nutrition / William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch. - 3rd ed. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2009. - xxix, 672 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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Athletes--Nutrition.
Physical fitness--Nutritional aspects.
Exercise--Physiological aspects.
Sports.
Energy Metabolism--physiology.
Exercise--physiology.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.

TX361.A8 / M38 2009

613.2/024796

QT 260 / M478s 2009