Fundamentals of sport and exercise nutrition /
Marie Dunford.
- xi, 195 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Human Kinetics' fundamentals of sport and exercise science series .
- Human Kinetics' fundamentals of sport and exercise science series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Welcome to Sport and Exercise Nutrition -- What is Sport and Exercise Nutrition? -- Origins and History of Sport Nutrition -- Sport Nutrition as a Subspecialty of Nutrition -- Is Sport Nutrition an Art or a Science? -- The Short of It -- What Can I Do With Sport Nutrition? -- What Jobs are Associated With Sport Nutrition? -- What Degrees and Credentials are Needed? -- How Does Sport Nutrition Interface With Other Professions? -- The Short of It -- Building Blocks of Sport and Exercise Nutrition -- Energy Balance and Imbalance -- What is Energy? -- What is Energy Balance? -- Effect of Metabolic Rate on Energy Balance -- Effect of TEF on Energy Balance -- What is Energy imbalance? -- The Short of It -- Carbohydrate -- What is Carbohydrate and How Does it Relate to Exercise? -- What Are the Daily Carbohydrate Recommendations? -- Sources of Carbohydrate -- Distribution of Daily Carbohydrate Intake -- How Does an Athlete Carbohydrate Load? -- The Short of it -- Protein -- What are Amino Acids and Proteins? -- Sources of Dietary Protein -- What is the Daily Protein Recommendation? -- The Short of It -- Fat -- What is Fat? -- How is Fat Digested, Stored, and Utilized for Energy? -- How is Fat Used During Rest and Exercise? -- What is the Daily Recommendation for Fat? -- Sources of Fat -- Are Some Fats Associated With Health Risks? -- The Short of It -- Vitamins -- What are Vitamins? -- How Do Vitamins Function? -- How Muchof EachVitamin is Recommended Daily? -- Sourcesof Vitamins -- The Short of It -- Minerals -- What are Minerals? -- How Do Minerals Differ From Vitamins? -- How Do Minerals and Exercise Affect the Body? -- What is the Recommended Daily intake of Minerals? -- WhichMinerals are Likely to Be Deficient? -- The Short of It -- Water, Electrolytes, and Fluid Balance -- What is Homeostasis and How is it Maintained? -- Factors That Affect Water Balance -- Factors That Affect Electrolyte Balance -- Is Precise Regulation of Water Necessary? -- Why Do Athletes Need Individualized Plans for Fluid and Electrolyte Intake? -- What Type and How MuchFluid Should Be Consumed? -- How Does Dehydration Affect Training, Performance, and Health? -- Signs of Dehydration -- The Short of It -- Weight, Body Composition, and Performance -- What is Body Weight? -- What is Body Composition? -- How Do Weight and Body Composition Relate to Performance? -- What is Needed to Increase Muscle Mass? -- How MuchMuscle Mass Can Be Gained? -- The Short of It -- Athletes and Disordered Eating -- How Do Normal and Disordered Eating Differ? -- What Is an Eating Disorder? -- WhichAthletes are Most Susceptible? -- Factors that Influence the Development of Eating Disorders -- What is the Female Athlete Triad? -- The Short of It -- Epilogue: The Future of Sport and Exercise Nutrition -- Learn More about Sport and Exercise Nutrition -- Implementing Sport and Exercise Nutrition in the Real World -- Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Conversions. Part I. 1. 2. Part II. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C.