Avery's Sports Nutrition Almanac : Your Complete and up-to-date Guide to Sports Nutrition and Fitness

by Burke, Edmund; Gastelu, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9780895298850
• ISBN10: 0895298856
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Avery

Summary

Behind every professional athlete is a customized nutritional program incorporating the latest nutritional breakthroughs for the best possible performance. Now, nonprofessional athletes and weekend warriors can access the information experts use to design these programs, and put it to work for their own health and fitness. Avery's Sports Nutrition Almanac makes sense of the confusing research and often contradictory claims about vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, amino acids, protein Powders, hormones, sports herbals, enzymes, and the new generation of supplements. It communicates the latest thinking on topics like free radicals, beta-carotene, carbo loading for women, and carnitine and male infertility; and it details the training regimes and nutritional programs of well-known athletes.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
How to Use This Book	p. xi
Sports-Nutrition Basics
Carbohydrates: The Ultimate Performance Fuel	p. 5
Protein and Amino Acids: Muscle Builders and More	p. 17
Lipids: Underestimated Energy and Growth Factors	p. 47
Water: The Neglected Nutrient	p. 61
Vitamins and Minerals: Micronutrients for Optimum Performance	p. 69
Enzymes: The Keys to Health	p. 111
Sports-Performance Enhancers
Herbs and Mushrooms: Nature's Optimizers	p. 135
Sports-Supplement Products: Metabolites and Other Performance Enhancers	p. 157
Scientific Nutrition: Meal Replacements, Protein Powders, and Metabolic Optimizers	p. 177
Winning Nutrition and Training Programs and Tips	p. 193
New on the Market	p. 213
Trends for the Future	p. 231
Facts and Resources
Who's Really Who in Sports Nutrition	p. 247
Addresses and Websites	p. 255
Dictionary of Training and Health Terms	p. 265
Books and Software	p. 279
Reference Sources	p. 287
Index	p. 311
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