Features •Presents a unique, comprehensive collection of nutritional assessment methodologies •Includes information on the nutritional assessment of the individual athlete •Brings together top contributors in the field of sports nutrition •Provides comprehensive nutritional assessment methodologies for the adult athlete, with due consideration of gender differences •Supplies tables and figures with normal values, allowing you to compare data •Contains an extensive list of references Summary Practitioners and researchers in the nutrition, exercise, and sport areas perform many types of nutritional assessments on athletes. Nutritional assessment is a key to determining the health and performance efficiency of athletes, professional, collegiate, and recreational. Nutritional Assessment of Athletes, Second Edition is an updated expansion of the first edition. It describes the dietary, nutritional, physical activity needs, biochemical, and clinical assessment of athletes, with emphasis on the adult. A new chapter has been added on hydration as proper hydration and fluid replacement is a topic of utmost importance to physical performance. A new chapter has also been added on molecular aspects of physical performance and nutritional assessment as research is indicating that nutrigenomics also influences physical performance and nutritional assessment. The book gives detailed descriptions of the methods utilized in collecting assessment data as well as discusses the advantages and limitations of each method. It summarizes evidence-based practical information relating to nutritional assessment of athletes. Nutritional Assessment of Athletes, Second Edition is a valuable resource for nutritionists, dietitians, exercise scientists, coaches, trainers, nurses, physicians, other health care professionals, athletes (professional, collegiate, and recreational), and students, with a strong potential for use in sports nutrition courses. (Verlagsreferat) Table of Contents: SECTION I DIETARY ASSESSMENT OF ATHLETES Chapter 1 Estimation of Food and Nutrient Intakes of Athletes Robert J. Moffatt, Virginia B. Tomatis, Donna A. Harris, and Ashley M. Deetz Chapter 2 Evaluation of Nutrient Adequacy of Athletes` Diets Nanna L. Meyer and Melinda M. Manore SECTION II ANTHROPOMETRIC ASSESSMENT OF ATHLETES Chapter 3 Physique Assessment of Athletes: Concepts, Methods, and Applications Gary J. Slater, Helen T. O`Connor, and Fiona E. Pelly Chapter 4 Body Composition and Gender Differences in Performance Peter R.J. Reaburn, Ben J. Dascombe, and Xanne Janse de Jonge SECTION III PHYSICAL ACTIVITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF ATHLETES Chapter 5 Laboratory Methods for Determining Energy Expenditure of Athletes Robert G. McMurray Chapter 6 Field Assessment of Physical Activity and Energy Expenditure among Athletes Nuala M. Byrne, Sarah P. Shultz, and Andrew P. Hills Chapter 7 Molecular Aspects of Physical Performance and Nutritional Assessment Yousef I. Hassan and Janos Zempleni SECTION IV BIOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF ATHLETES Chapter 8 Assessment of Lipid Status of Athletes Richard B. Kreider, Jonathan M. Oliver, and Amy F. Bragg Chapter 9 Assessment of Protein Status of Athletes Benjamin F. Miller and Matthew M. Robinson Chapter 10 Assessment of Vitamin Status of Athletes Mark D. Haub, Helena B. Löest, and Kelcie L. Hubach Chapter 11 Assessment of Mineral Status of Athletes Henry C. Lukaski and Angus G. Scrimgeour Chapter 12 - Assessment of Hydration of Athletes Fiona E. Pelly, Gary J. Slater, and Tanya M. King SECTION V CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ATHLETES Chapter 13 - Clinical Assessment of Athletes Khursheed N. Jeejeebhoy and Farida M. Jeejeebhoy
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