Nutrient needs of athletes

Nutrition is essential to your performance during all types of exercise. As an athlete, the foods consumed in your diet are used to provide the body with enough energy and specific nutrients to fuel an activity and maximize performance. Athletes have different nutritional needs than the general population in order to support their vigorous activity levels in both practice and competition. On this page, we`ll explore the specific nutrient needs of athletes and how they differ from the nutrient needs of less active individuals.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:biological and medical sciences
Tagging:Makronährstoff Mikronährstoff Sportgetränk
Language:English
Published: 2020
Online Access:https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/nutritionscience/chapter/10c-nutrient-needs-athletes/
Document types:web page
Level:advanced