Practical Sports Nutrition

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As the understanding of sports nutrition evolves, it becomes clear that athletes like basketball players, runners, and gymnasts have distinct nutritional requirements. This text is the first to offer detailed, sport-specific guidance, allowing you to engage with individual athletes and teams while considering their unique needs. Unlike other texts that delve into chemistry, this book focuses on practical and applicable information. Nutrition expert Louise Burke presents her insights in an accessible manner, covering a range of popular sports such as road cycling, swimming, and long-distance running. Each chapter reviews competition, training, physique, physiology, lifestyle, dietary surveys, sports foods, and supplements tailored to each sport. It also addresses challenges and issues specific to each sport, providing examples for tackling these effectively. Athletes seek advisors who understand their specific needs, and this resource equips you to translate the latest nutritional insights into personalized recommendations for pre- and post-competition meals. Backed by over 200 pages of research tables, the advice on nutrition and supplements is current and practical. The text features sport-specific chapters, insights into practical issues, and an appendix with comprehensive meta-analysis tables, making it an essential guide for dietitians, nutritionists, and exercise physiologists. You will gain the confidence to provide tail