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Index
Cover
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Contributors
Series Foreword
Preface
The Nutrition Society Textbook Series Editors
1 Nutrient Basics
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Carbohydrates
1.3 Protein
1.4 Alcohol
1.5 Fat
1.6 Assessing dietary intake
1.7 Dietary and healthy eating guidelines
1.8 Food labelling
1.9 Perspectives on the future
2 Exercise Physiology
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Homeostasis
2.3 Acute responses to exercise
2.4 Adaptations to exercise training
2.5 Concluding remarks
3 Exercise Biochemistry
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Control and regulation of metabolic reactions
3.3 Carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism
3.4 Metabolic responses to environmental stress
3.5 Metabolic adaptations to training
3.6 Cellular/molecular drivers for adaptations in skeletal muscle metabolism
3.7 Concluding remarks
4 Carbohydrate
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Carbohydrate metabolism
4.3 Dietary carbohydrate
4.4 Carbohydrate nutrition and performance
4.5 Post exercise, recovery and glycogen synthesis
4.6 Summary
5 Protein and Amino Acids
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Complete protein foods
5.3 Dietary requirements versus dietary recommendations
5.4 Protein needs for athletes
5.5 Dietary protein timing
5.6 Dietary protein type
5.7 Summary
6 Fat Metabolism
6.1 Introduction and historical perspective
6.2 Fat as an energy source for contracting skeletal muscle: effects of endurance training (Figure 6.1)
6.3 Interaction of diet and exercise on fatty acid metabolism
6.4 Summary
7 Fluids and Electrolytes
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Disturbances in body water
7.3 Effects of changes in hydration on exercise performance
7.4 Effects of drinking on exercise
8 Micronutrients
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Micronutrients that regulate energy metabolism and muscle function
8.3 Nutrients involved in blood health, particularly red blood cell production and function
8.4 Micronutrients involved in bone health
8.5 Micronutrients involved in antioxidant defence
8.6 Potential adverse effects of vitamin and mineral supplement use in healthy people
8.7 Summary
9 Supplements and Ergogenic Aids
9.1 Introduction
9.2 The dietary supplements market
9.3 Prevalence of dietary supplement use
9.4 Common sports nutrition supplements
9.5 Reasons for dietary supplements usage
9.6 Who recommends dietary supplements
9.7 Efficacy of dietary supplements
9.8 Classification of dietary supplements: the APRID framework
9.9 Supplement assessment and monitoring in practice
9.10 Risks and benefits of dietary supplements
9.11 Summary
10 Nutrition for Weight and Resistance Training
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Protein feeding and resistance exercise
10.3 Practical considerations
10.4 Conclusions and remaining questions
11 Nutrition for Power and Sprint Training
11.1 Introduction
11.2 General nutritional guidelines for sprint and power-trained athletes
11.3 Power-type exercises and muscle protein synthesis
11.4 Sprint-type exercises and muscle protein synthesis
11.5 Creatine supplementation
11.6 General conclusions
12 Nutrition for Middle-Distance and Speed-Endurance Training
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Energy systems in middle-distance athletes
12.3 Periodised nutrition to match periodised training programmes
12.4 Post-training nutritional recovery
12.5 Specific body composition requirements
12.6 Supplements for the middle-distance athlete
12.7 Perspectives on future research directions
12.8 Conclusion
13 Nutrition for Endurance and Ultra-Endurance Training
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Energy systems for endurance and ultra-endurance training and events
13.3 Common nutritional issues and challenges
13.4 Nutritional strategies to optimise endurance or ultra-endurance training
13.5 Achieving low body fat mass (Table 13.7)
13.6 Nutrition to enhance immunity
13.7 Gastrointestinal problems
13.8 Iron deficiency
13.9 Key supplements for endurance and ultra-endurance training/events (Table 13.10)
13.10 Future research areas and conclusions
14 Nutrition for Technical and Skill-Based Training
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Optimising skill and technique and the concept of adaptation
14.3 Principles of periodisation
15 Nutrition for Disability Athletes
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Disability sport
15.3 Classification in disability sport
15.4 Energy requirements
15.5 Carbohydrate requirements
15.6 Protein and amino acid requirements
15.7 Fat
15.8 Fluid and electrolytes
15.9 Micronutrients and other nutrients
15.10 Supplements and ergogenic aids
15.11 Body composition assessment
15.12 Practical aspects
15.13 Daily life
15.14 Travel
16 Competition Nutrition
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Nutrition and fatigue during competition
16.3 Pre-competition fuelling
16.4 The pre-event meal
16.5 Fluid intake during exercise
16.6 Fuel intake during competition
16.7 Recovery between events
16.8 Summary
17 Losing, Gaining and Making Weight for Athletes
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Sports-specific evidence linking physique attributes to athletic performance
17.3 Challenges for optimising physique
17.4 Strategies to promote weight and fat loss
17.5 Making weight
17.6 Risks of weight/fat loss and making weight
17.7 Strategies for weight gain
17.8 Role of physique assessment
17.9 Adjunctive agents for weight/fat loss or lean mass gain
18 Eating Disorders and Athletes
18.1 Introduction
18.2 The disordered eating continuum
18.3 Prevalence of disordered eating and eating disorders in athletes
18.4 Risk factors for the development of disordered eating and eating disorders
18.5 Why are athletes dieting?
18.6 Health and performance consequences of disordered eating and eating disorders
18.7 How to approach athletes with symptoms of disordered eating and eating disorders
18.8 The athlete and the healthcare team
18.9 Training, energy expenditure and energy intake during treatment
18.10 Prevention of disordered eating and eating disorders
18.11 Summary
19 Bone Health
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Bone physiology
19.3 Diagnostic techniques
19.4 Optimal nutrition for bone health
19.5 Sport, exercise and bone health
19.6 Female Athlete Triad
19.7 Stress fractures
19.9 Prevention, screening and treatment recommendations for the Female Athlete Triad and stress fractures
19.10 Nutrition care process for athletes throughout the life cycle
19.11 Summary
Acknowledgements
20 Nutrition and the Gastrointestinal Tract for Athletes
20.1 Introduction: gastrointestinal symptoms and exercise
20.2 Gastrointestinal tract
20.3 The effects of exercise on the gastrointestinal tract
20.4 Low-residue diets and sports performance
20.5 Substances potentially altering GI comfort (Table 20.4)
20.6 Sports food, practices and GI distress
20.7 Summary
21 Immunity
21.1 Introduction: exercise and immunity
21.2 Immune system and immune functions
21.3 Impact of exercise (and other stressors)
21.4 Effects of nutrition
21.5 Potential immune monitoring in athletes
21.6 Summary and future directions
22 Travel
22.1 Introduction
22.2 Travel planning
22.3 Meal service options when travelling
22.4 Typical nutrition issues during travel
22.5 Travel-associated illness
22.6 Acclimatisation
22.7 Key tips for travelling athletes
23 Population Groups: I
23A.1 Introduction
23A.2 Factors affecting nutritional intake
23A.3 Energy requirements
23A.4 Protein
23A.5 Carbohydrate
23A.6 Fat
23A.7 Micronutrients
23A.8 Use of performance-enhancing substances
23A.9 Fluids
23A.10 Dental caries
23A.11 Eating behaviours
23A.12 Summary
23B.1 Introduction
23B.2 Gender differences in metabolism and performance
23B.3 Energy
23B.4 Carbohydrates
23B.5 Protein
23B.6 Fat
23B.7 Micronutrients
23B.8 The menstrual cycle of female athletes
23B.9 The Female Athlete Triad
23B.10 Summary
23C.1 Introduction
23C.2 Energy
23C.3 Macronutrients
23C.4 Micronutrients
23C.5 Fluid
23C.6 Medications
23C.7 Summary of key dietary recommendations
23C.8 Conclusions
24 Population Groups: II
24A.1 Introduction
24A.2 Major classification of ethnic groups in Southeast Asia
24A.3 Cultural considerations
24A.4 Working with athletes of different ethnicities
24A.5 General skills for practitioners
24A.6 Special topic: Ramadan fasting and sports performance
24B.1 Introduction
24B.2 Nutritional considerations for athletes
24B.3 Effects on performance
24B.4 Summary
24C.1 Introduction
24C.2 Injury
24C.3 Trauma and malnutrition
24C.4 Nutrients for better wound healing
24C.5 Fasting
24C.6 Exercise-induced muscle damage
24C.7 Summary
25 Training and Competition Environments
25.1 Introduction
25.2 The physiological challenge of exercising at altitude
25.3 Training and competition at altitude
25.4 Nutrition for training and competition at altitude
25.5 Training and competition at altitude: summary
25.6 The physiological challenge of exercising in the heat
25.7 Training and competition in the heat
25.8 Nutrition for training and competition in the heat
25.9 Training and competition in the heat: summary
25.10 The physiological challenge of exercising in the cold
25.11 Training and competition in the cold
25.12 Nutrition for training and competition in the cold
25.13 Training and competition in the cold: summary
25.14 Other environmental challenges
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