Nutrition in sport /
As sports have become more competitive over recent years researchers and trainers have been searching for new and innovative ways of improving performance. Ironically, an area as mundane as what an athlete eats can have profound effects on fitness, health and ultimately, performance in competition....
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; Malden, Mass. :
Blackwell Science,
2000.
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| Series: | Encyclopaedia of sports medicine ;
v. 7. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | As sports have become more competitive over recent years researchers and trainers have been searching for new and innovative ways of improving performance. Ironically, an area as mundane as what an athlete eats can have profound effects on fitness, health and ultimately, performance in competition. Sports have also gained widespread acceptance in the therapeutic management of athletes with disorders associated with nutritional status. In addition, exercise has been one of the tools used for studying the control of metabolism, creating a wealth of scientific information that needs to be placed. |
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| Item Description: | "An IOC Medical Commission publication in collaboration with the International Federation of Sports Medicine." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 680 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0632060735 9780632060733 9780470693766 0470693762 9780470693018 0470693010 1281309745 9781281309747 9786611309749 6611309748 |