Heather Hedrick Fink, Alan E. Mikesky

Practical Applications in Sports Nutrition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Practical Applications in Sports Nutrition, Seventh Edition provides students with the latest sports nutrition information and dietary practices enabling them to assist athletes and fitness enthusiasts in achieving their personal performance goals. Drawing from the latest data and statistics from nutrition research and guidelines, the authors demonstrate effective ways to communicate sports nutrition messages to athletes and outline how to motivate individuals to make permanent behavior change. Early chapters introduce sports nutrition and give a thorough explanation of macronutrients, micronutrients, and water, and their relation to athletic performance, while later chapters focus on the practical and applied aspects of sports nutrition including behavior change through consultations and weight management. Updated throughout, the Seventh Edition includes new or expanded discussion of sports nutrition organizations working as an interdisciplinary team ketogenic diets third party testing of dietary supplements Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) and offers new research on fiber, gut microbiome and athletic performance. Key Features: •You are the Nutrition Coach case studies at the beginning of each chapter provide context to chapter material. •Box features such as Fortifying Your Nutritional Knowledge Gaining the Performance Edge Training Tables expand on chapter contents with coverage of timely topics, insightful tips, and meal planning and food guidance. •The Box Score concludes each chapter with Key Points and Study Questions. •5 Interactive online case-study digital modules, included in the Navigate Premier Access, focus on topics such as weight gain and weight loss, pre-event fueling, post-event recovery, diabetes, and orthorexia. Premier Access also includes numerous learning tools and study aids including a full eBook, animations, workbook exercises in writable PDF format, and six helpful appendices, including: Appendix B The Gastrointestinal Tract Appendix C Major Metabolic Pathways Appendix D Calculations and Conversions Appendix E Growth and Body Mass Index Charts Appendix F Dietary Reference Intakes Appendix G Training Tables

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• 7 ed
• Seitenzahl: 550
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 272mm x 216mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 1092g
• ISBN-13: 9781284284300
• ISBN-10: 1284284301
• Artikelnr.: 68443589

Autorenporträt

Heather Hedrick Fink, MS, RD, LD, CSSDHeather Hedrick Fink, owner of Nutrition and Wellness Solutions, LLC, is a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified as a Specialist in Sport Dietetics. She completed her undergraduate degree in dietetics as well as her master of science degree in kinesiology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Heather is also certified by the American College of Sports Medicine as a Certified Exercise Physiologist. Heather has been providing nutrition, fitness, and wellness programming to individuals, corporations, and athletic teams for more than 20 years.Heather’s interests and extensive experience are in the areas of wellness, disease prevention, weight management, exercise programming, vegetarian nutrition, and sports nutrition, ranging from the recreational to the ultra-endurance athlete. Her sports nutrition practice includes acting as the sports dietitian for the Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis athletic department, as well as working with club teams, individual athletes, trainers, and coaches to optimize their nutrition and hydration strategies. She has appeared on local NBC, CBS, and cable television shows and news broadcasts to educate central Indiana residents on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Heather is also the author of the Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Half Marathon Training. She has been interviewed and quoted in Women’s Day, Ladies Home Journal, and Newsweek magazines. Heather is also an accomplished triathlete, duathlete, and marathon runner who has qualified for and competed in the Hawaii Ironman and Boston Marathon.