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1. Nutritional Assessment of Athletes, Second Edition

   Edited by Judy A. Driskell, Ira Wolinsky

   Nutritional assessment is a key to determining the health and performance efficiency of professional, collegiate, and recreational athletes. Expanded to include new chapters, the second edition of Nutritional Assessment of Athletes examines the dietary, nutritional, and physical needs of...

   Published October 7th 2010 by CRC Press
2. Nutritional Concerns in Recreation, Exercise, and Sport

   Edited by Judy A. Driskell, Ira Wolinsky

   Athletes, coaches, and recreationalists are continually seeking ways to maximize their competitive efforts in both exercise and sport, and from 5km runners to Olympians, most athletes recognize that good nutrition is as crucial to success as ongoing practice and regular exercise. Written and edited...

   Published June 22nd 2009 by CRC Press
3. Sports Nutrition

   Energy Metabolism and Exercise, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Judy A. Driskell, Ira Wolinsky

   Series: Nutrition in Exercise & Sport

   Exercise by itself tears down the body. To rebuild that body so that it expresses greater strength, endurance, and speed, requires sound nutritional practices based on fact rather than fad. Those practices must also recognize that specific needs vary greatly according to age, gender, and intensity...

   Published September 13th 2007 by CRC Press
4. Sports Nutrition

   Vitamins and Trace Elements, Second Edition

   Edited by Ira Wolinsky, Judy A. Driskell

   Series: Nutrition in Exercise & Sport

   In competitive sports where an extra breath or a millisecond quicker neural response can spell the difference between fame and mediocrity, a number of myths have persisted around the impact of what might be considered megadoses of various vitamins and trace elements. We do know that a growing body...

   Published October 30th 2005 by CRC Press
5. Nutritional Ergogenic Aids

   Edited by Ira Wolinsky, Judy A. Driskell

   Nutritional Ergogenic Aids provides an up-to-date review of what is hypothetical and what is known about the most extensively used nutritional ergogenic aids; dietary supplements to enhance physical and athletic performance. Among the 23 aids discussed are branched-chain amino acids, carnitine,...

   Published June 24th 2004 by CRC Press
6. Nutritional Concerns of Women, Second Edition

   Edited by Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, Ira Wolinsky

   Series: Modern Nutrition

   Women's health and nutrition concerns have moved to the forefront of research with the mandate by the National Institutes of Health to include women in formerly male-only studies assessing responses to diet and disease. This second edition of a popular and highly praised resource provides new...

   Published August 12th 2003 by CRC Press
7. Nutritional Assessment of Athletes

   Edited by Judy A. Driskell, Ira Wolinsky

   Evaluating dietary intake, determining energy metabolism, and conducting other nutritional assessments are essential in understanding the relationships between diet, exercise, health, and physical performance, especially in athletes. The first comprehensive source on the subject, Nutritional...

   Published April 28th 2002 by CRC Press
8. Nutritional Applications in Exercise and Sport

   Edited by Ira Wolinsky, Judy A. Driskell

   Series: Nutrition in Exercise & Sport

   A comprehensive compilation of applied topics, Nutritional Applications in Exercise and Sport discusses issues related to the life cycle, group specific nutritional concerns of athletes, and the particular sport of the athlete. It addresses the physically and medically disabled athlete, athletes...

   Published September 20th 2000 by CRC Press
9. Macroelements, Water, and Electrolytes in Sports Nutrition

   Edited by Judy A. Driskell, Ira Wolinsky

   Series: Nutrition in Exercise & Sport

   The media extols the health benefits of good nutrition and physical activity. Since exercise and sport is becoming a bigger concern to the general public and not just elite athletes, the interest in research in this field is growing. Macroelements, Water and Electrolytes in Sport Nutrition...

   Published June 16th 1999 by CRC Press
10. Nutrition in Exercise and Sport, Third Edition

    Edited by Ira Wolinsky

    Series: Nutrition in Exercise & Sport

    The third edition of Nutrition in Exercise and Sport has been updated and expanded to include the latest developments in the field. This third edition of a bestseller among sports nutrition and health professionals now fully discusses the role of exercise and nutrition in both wellness and in...

    Published October 21st 1997 by CRC Press