Sports Nutrition: Vitamins and Trace Elements (Nutrition in Exercise and Sport)

by JudyA.Driskell (Editor), IraWolinsky (Editor)

• New

  Hardcover
  2005

  $181.82

  In competitive sports, a number of myths have persisted around the impact of what might be considered megadoses of various vitamins and trace elements. This title includes chapters on choline and iodine, and provides discussion on the overuse of vitamins to toxic levels and its effect on physical performance.

• New

  Hardcover
  2007

  $181.82

  Addresses the quality, quantity, and type of fat and protein intake as it relates to exercise and sports. This book offers information on fatty acids, including omegas-3 and -6 and alpha-linoleic acids, and protein and amino acid supplements (creatine, glutamine, and whey). It is suitable for nutritionists, and fitness professionals.