Is Sports Nutrition for Sale?
Ethical Issues & Professional Concerns for Exercise Physiologists
Seiten
2005
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-59454-422-4 (ISBN)
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-59454-422-4 (ISBN)
The attitude that the use of performance-enhancing supplements and drugs is not unethical needs examination by exercise physiology professionals. This book explains - within the importance of professional development in exercise physiology - the way an exercise physiologist should think about sports nutrition, athletics, and cheating.
This attitude that the use of performance-enhancing supplements and drugs is not unethical needs examination by exercise physiology professionals. This book explains -- clearly, within the importance of professional development in exercise physiology -- the way an exercise physiologist should think about sports nutrition, athletics, and cheating. In writing this book, the author pursued five objectives: 1. Take a serious intuitive approach; 2. Present complex and emotionally charged ideas and concepts in a straightforward manner; 3. Deal directly and firmly with the 21st century issues and concerns that centre directly on sports nutrition and the definition of exercise physiology as a healthcare profession; 4. Introduce new ideas and concepts in an interconnected way; 5. Create a book that readers will enjoy as well as learn from. He succeeds admirably in carrying out these objectives. This is a significant book on a burning issue of our times.
This attitude that the use of performance-enhancing supplements and drugs is not unethical needs examination by exercise physiology professionals. This book explains -- clearly, within the importance of professional development in exercise physiology -- the way an exercise physiologist should think about sports nutrition, athletics, and cheating. In writing this book, the author pursued five objectives: 1. Take a serious intuitive approach; 2. Present complex and emotionally charged ideas and concepts in a straightforward manner; 3. Deal directly and firmly with the 21st century issues and concerns that centre directly on sports nutrition and the definition of exercise physiology as a healthcare profession; 4. Introduce new ideas and concepts in an interconnected way; 5. Create a book that readers will enjoy as well as learn from. He succeeds admirably in carrying out these objectives. This is a significant book on a burning issue of our times.
Quackery in Healthcare; Quackery in Exercise Physiology; Quackery, Athletics, Sports Nutritionists, and Exercise Physiology; Cheating in Sports; Sports Supplements: Teaching Values; Nutritional Needs of Athletes; The Sports Supplement Disagreement; Fundamentals of Exercise Physiology Professionalism; Leadership, Professors, and Role Models; The Rules of Science; Introduction to Ethics; Ethical Thinking; Ethical Dilemmas in Exercise Physiology; Open Inquiry and Shared Thinking; Is Sports Nutrition for Sale?; Is Cheating in Sports Okay?; Values Clarification in Exercise Physiology; A Time to Question, to Argue, and to Challenge.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.8.2005 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 260 x 180 mm |
| Gewicht | 789 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Physiologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-59454-422-0 / 1594544220 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-59454-422-4 / 9781594544224 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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