Nutrition for Health, Fitness and Sport – Ebook PDF Instant Delivery – ISBN(s): 9780078021350,0078021359
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 0078021359
- ISBN-13 : 978-0078021350
- Author: Melvin Williams, Eric Rawson, David Branch
Nutrition for Health, Fitness & Sport, now in its Eleventh edition, provides the reader with thorough coverage of the role nutrition plays in enhancing ones health, fitness, and sport performance. Current research and practical activities are incorporated throughout.
This edition welcomes the addition of author, J. David Branch, along with the return of author Eric S. Rawson from the tenth edition, both of whom are actively involved in the disciplines of exercise physiology and sports nutrition, and who have used this textbook over the years to teach their university classes.
Table of contents:
Preface
Introduction to nutrition for health, fitness, and sports performance
Healthful nutrition for fitness and sport: the consumer athlete
Human energy
Carbohydrates: the main energy food
Fat: an important energy source during exercise
Protein: the tissue builder
Vitamins: the organic regulators
Minerals the inorganic regulators
Water, electrolytes, and temperature regulation
Body weight and composition for health and sport
Weight maintenance and loss through proper nutrition and exercise
Weight gaining through proper nutrition and exercise
Food drugs and related supplements
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