Nutrition and the Female Athlete (Nutrition in Exercise & Sport)

Whether or not you train for enjoyable, or in aggressive conditions, it is best to perceive the vital position diet performs in health. This handy new textual content focuses on diet because it particularly pertains to feminine athletes. It addresses subjects of main significance to ladies in sports activities, coaches, trainers, sports activities nutritionists, and physicians. Every chapter is a “mini-course” on a selected facet of diet. Topics embrace the dietary practices of feminine athletes; the necessities for carbohydrates, proteins, and fat; particulars on nutritional vitamins and minerals, with particular emphasis on the vitamins of significance to feminine athletes; the position of water and electrolytes, together with prevention of dehydration and pointers for optimum fluid alternative; physique weight and composition; components affecting power stability; find out how to obtain a wholesome aggressive weight, and an outline of consuming issues in athletes, together with definitions and diagnostic standards, prevalence, threat components, and results on well being and efficiency.
Writer ‏ : ‎ CRC Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 5, 1996
Version ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print size ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0849379172
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0849379178
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 kilos
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.08 x 0.65 x 9.66 inches
A part of collection ‏ : ‎ Vitamin in Train and Sport