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As sport has 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. Sport has also gained widespread acceptance in the therapeutic management of athletes with a disorder associated with nutritional status. In addition, exercise has been one of the tools for studying the control of metabolism, creating a wealth of scientific information which needs to be placed in the context of sports medicine and science.

A new volume in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine, Nutrition in Sport provides an exhaustive review of the biochemistry and physiology of eating.

The text is divided into three sections and commences with a discussion of the essential elements of diet, including sections on carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and trace elements, drugs associated with nutrition, and athletes requiring special consideration, including vegetarians and diabetics.

The second section considers the practical aspects of sports nutrition and discusses weight control (essential for sports with weight categories and athletes with eating disorders), the travelling athlete (where travel either disrupts established feeding patterns or introduces new hazards), environmental aspects of nutrition (including altitude and heat), and the role of sports nutritional products.

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As sport has 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. Sport has also gained widespread acceptance in the therapeutic management of athletes with a disorder associated with nutritional status. In addition, exercise has been one of the tools for studying the control of metabolism, creating a wealth of scientific information which needs to be placed in the context of sports medicine and science.

A new volume in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine, Nutrition in Sport provides an exhaustive review of the biochemistry and physiology of eating.

The text is divided into three sections and commences with a discussion of the essential elements of diet, including sections on carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and trace elements, drugs associated with nutrition, and athletes requiring special consideration, including vegetarians and diabetics.

The second section considers the practical aspects of sports nutrition and discusses weight control (essential for sports with weight categories and athletes with eating disorders), the travelling athlete (where travel either disrupts established feeding patterns or introduces new hazards), environmental aspects of nutrition (including altitude and heat), and the role of sports nutritional products.

Contents:

Part I: Nutrition and exercise.

1 Basic exercise physiology;.

2 Biochemistry of exercise;.

3 Exercise, nutrition and health;.

4 Energy costs of exercise and competitive sport;.

5 Dietary carbohydrates;.

6 Carbohydrate metabolism in exercise;.

7 Optimisation of glycogen stores;.

8 Carbohydrate replacement during exercise;.

9 Amino acid metabolism in exercise;.

10 Effects of exercise on protein metabolism;.

11 Amino acids and athletic performance;.

12 Nutritional effects on central fatigue;.

13 Fat as a fuel;.

14 Adaptations to high fat diets;.

15 Control of fluid and electrolyte balance;.

16 Effects of dehydration and rehydration on performance;.

17 Water and electrolyte loss and replacement in exercise;.

18 Effects of exercise on gastrointestinal function;.

19 Rehydration and recovery after exercise;.

20 Vitamins: metabolic functions;.

21 Vitamins: effects of exercise on requirements;.

22 Free radicals and anti–oxidants;.

23 Minerals: calcium;.

24 Minerals: iron;.

25 Trace elements;.

26 Ergogenic aids;.

27 Creatine;.

28 Caffeine;.

29 Bicarbonate and citrate;.

30 Alcohol in sport;.

31 The female athlete;.

32 The young athlete;.

33 The vegetarian athlete;.

34 The diabetic athlete;.

Part II: Practical issues.

35 The overweight athlete;.

36 The travelling athlete;.

37 Overtraining: nutritional intervention;.

38 Exercise at altitude;.

39 Exercise at climatic extremes;.

40 Eating disorders in athletes;.

41 Role of sports nutritional products;.

Part III: Sport–specific nutrition.

42 Sprinting;.

43 Distance running;.

44 Cycling;.

45 Team sports;.

46 Gymnastics;.

47 Swimming;.

48 Weightlifting and power events;.

49 Racquet sports;.

50 Weight category sports;