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Practical Applications in Sports Nutrition
Heather Hedrick Fink, MS, RD, Assistant Director of Educational Services, The National Institute for Fitness and Sport, Lisa A. Burgoon, MS, RD, LDN, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Alan E. Mikesky, PhD, FACSM, Indiana University-Purdue University
ISBN-13: 9780763726577
ISBN-10: 0763726575
$99.95 (Sugg. US List)
Paperback
555 Pages
© 2006
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Includes MyPyramid and the 2005 Dietary Guidelines.
“You are the nutrition coach”: Acting as a case study, this feature asks the reader to decide what he/she would do in a specific situation. From these case studies, the reader learns to advise and communicate with athletes effectively.
Unique Chapter Content: Endurance Athletes, Strength Athletes, and Team Athletes (Chapters 12-14). These chapters take the concepts that the reader has learned throughout the text, and apply those principles to these specific, growing athlete populations.
Chapter 15 targets the unique nutrition requirements for these special populations.
Chapter 16 on jobs in sports nutrition encourages readers to think about possible career choices in this field. Through real-life profiles this chapter helps readers discover and understand the pathway to becoming a sports dietitian through education and experience.
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