Sports Nutrition
A Practice Manual for Professionals
Fourth edition
Marie Dunford, Ph.D., R.D., editor Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists Dietetic Practice Group

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Description
From childhood to late in life, many people engage in sports or physical activity. Some want to improve their performance as they train for high-level amateur or professional competition. Most have no professional aspirations but wish to improve their fitness and performance.

The newest edition of this classic reference has been thoroughly redesigned to quickly and easily deliver the essential information that health and fitness professionals need to work with athletes of all ages and proficiency levels. Topics are presented in four sections:  
  • Sports Nutrition 
  •  Basics Screening and Assessment 
  •  Sports Nutrition Across the Life Cycle 
  •  Sport
  • Specific Guidelines. 

The “At-A-Glance” feature provides sport-specific information for 18 sports. No health or fitness professional working with competitive or recreational athletes should be without this authoritative guide.

Level: Advanced
ISBN: 0880914114
ISBN-13: 9780880914116
Format: Textbook Softcover, 547pp
Publisher: American Dietetic Association
Edition Number: 4

Contents
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Reviewers
Foreword
Section 1: Sports Nutrition Basics
Chapter 1. Physiology of Anaerobic and Aerobic Exercise
Chapter 2. Carbohydrate and Exercise
Chapter 3. Protein and Exercise
Chapter 4. Dietary Fat and Exercise
Chapter 5. Vitamins, Minerals, and Exercise
Chapter 6. Fluid, Electrolytes, and Exercise
Chapter 7. Dietary Supplements and Ergogenic Aids
Section 2: Sports Nutrition Screening and Assessment
Chapter 8. Health Screening and Dietary Assessment and Prescription
Chapter 9. Physical Fitness Assessment and Prescription
Chapter 10. Assessment of Body Size and Composition
Chapter 11. Energy Balance and Weight Management
Section 3: Nutrition Across the Life Cycle
Chapter 12. Child and Adolescent Athletes
Chapter 13. College Athletes
Chapter 14. Masters Athletes
Chapter 15. Elite Athletes
Chapter 16. Vegetarian Athletes
Chapter 17. Pregnancy and Exercise
Chapter 18. Disordered Eating in Athletes
Chapter 19. Management of Diabetes and Exercise
Chapter 20. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Management
Section 4: Sports-Specific Nutrition Guidelines
Chapter 21. Nutrition for Very High-Intensity Sports
Chapter 22. Nutrition for High-Intensity Sports
Chapter 23. Nutrition for Intermittent, High-Intensity Sports
Chapter 24. Nutrition for Endurance Sports
Chapter 25. Nutrition for Weight- and Body-Focused Sports
Chapter 26. Nutrition for Low-Endurance, Precision
Skill Sports At a Glance
Baseball
Basketball
Bodybuilding
Cycling
Endurance and Ultraendurance Sports
Field Events
Figure Skating
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Ice Hockey
Martial Arts
Rowing (Crew)
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Track Events
Wrestling
Appendixes
A Dietary Reference Intakes
B Body Mass Index (BMI) at Specific Heights and Weights
C The Energy Cost of Physical Activity Using Metabolic Equivalents
D Clinical Eating Disorder Criteria
E Selected Sports Nutrition-Related Position Papers
F Sports Nutrition-Related Web Sites
Index

Dietetic professionals
CPE Level: 3
Suggested Commission on Dietetic Registration Learning Need Codes: It is the sole responsibility of the dietetic professional to determine the learning need code met by a course. numedix.com provides the following "suggested" codes, but the professional can deviate from them if they feel another need is met.
1070 Leadership, critical and strategic thinking
1120 Time and stress management, life balance
2110 Physiology, exercise physiology
4060 Exercise, fitness and sports nutrition
6030 Education theories and techniques for adults
6080 Training, coaching and mentoring

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