Nutrition for Sport and Exercise

J. Doyle (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

624 Seiten

2026 | 6th edition
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
979-8-214-44956-2 (ISBN)

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Understand the scientific basis behind current nutrition recommendations and guidelines to translate into specific plans for athletes. Dunford/Killian/Doyle's "Nutrition for Sport and Exercise," 6th Edition, helps you select the appropriate diet strategies, foods, beverages and/or supplements you need to support training, performance and recovery for athletes at all competitive levels. The book emphasizes evidence-based sports nutrition recommendations and highlights current research studies. Explanations of the connection between exercise and nutrition help you reach your goals -- optimal performance and health. Chapters are devoted to diet planning, body composition, ergogenic aids and supplements, disordered eating, exercise patterns in athletes and achieving lifelong fitness and health. This edition is available with MindTap, offering digital resources to maximize your study time.

J. Andrew Doyle, Ph.D., FACSM, is associate professor emeritus of exercise physiology at Georgia State University. He has taught exercise physiology, exercise testing and fitness assessment and exercise programming at the undergraduate and graduate level for over 35 years at California State University, Fresno and Georgia State University, where he was the director of the Applied Physiology Laboratory and department chair in the Department of Kinesiology and Health. Dr. Doyle received a B.S. in Zoology from Clemson University, an M.S. in Exercise Science from Georgia State University and a doctorate in Exercise Physiology from the Ohio State University. His research interests include carbohydrate metabolism and exercise and the role of physical activity, exercise and fitness in health. He has conducted, published and presented numerous research studies with cyclists, runners and triathletes and has extensive experience testing elite athletes from cycling, running, gymnastics, rowing, canoe and kayak and basketball. Dr. Doyle is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.

1. Introduction to Sports Nutrition.
2. Defining and Measuring Energy.
3. Energy Systems and Exercise.
4. Carbohydrates.
5. Proteins.
6. Fats.
7. Water and Electrolytes.
8. Vitamins.
9. Minerals.
10. Diet Planning: Food First, Supplements Second.
11. Ergogenic Aids and Supplements.
12. Weight and Body Composition.
13. Disordered Eating and Exercise Patterns in Athletes.
14. Diet and Exercise for Lifelong Fitness and Health.
Appendixes.
Glossary.
Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.1.2026
Verlagsort	Belmont, CA
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Ernährung / Diät / Fasten
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-13	979-8-214-44956-2 / 9798214449562
Zustand	Neuware