2nd Edition
Nutrition for Sport, Exercise, and Performance Science and Application
Nutrition for Sport, Exercise, and Performance offers a clear, practical, and accessible guide to building a comprehensive understanding of sport and exercise nutrition from leading experts in nutrition and exercise science. Nutrition before, during, and after training or a sporting event can improve the comfort, energy, and performance of athletes of all levels, from elite to recreational, as well as providing long-term health benefits. As such, nutrition is a key element of an athlete’s health and performance strategy, whether competing recreationally or at an elite level.
Split into three parts, this new and revised edition of Nutrition for Sport, Exercise, and Performance provides an evidence-based introduction to nutrition for sport, exercise, and performance. Part I focusses on nutrition and sport science by explaining key principles underpinning sports nutrition science, including energy systems, exercise physiology and metabolism, and the digestion and absorption of macronutrients and micronutrients essential for performance and discusses factors influencing dietary intake, energy availability, and the process of dietary assessment. Part II is focussed on nutrition for exercise, pre- and post-training, hydration, supplements, and body composition measurement and modification. The final part (Part III) focusses on applied sports nutrition for a range of sports and athletes. This second edition delivers new insights into working with female athletes, occupational athletes, and athletes in contemporary sports including sport climbing, surfing, skateboarding, and breaking.
Featuring contributions from a range of sport and exercise nutrition professionals with practical sports nutrition strategies and the latest evidence and practice guidelines, this is a core reference for undergraduate students, sports professionals, and aspiring athletes alike.
Part I: The science of nutrition and sport
1. Introduction to sport and exercise
Kane Middleton, Andrew Govus and Anthea C Clarke
2. Energy for sport and exercise
Matthew Cooke and Sam Sx Wu
3. Digestion and absorption
Annie-Claude M Lassemillante and Sam Sx Wu
4. Macronutrients
Evangeline Mantzioris
5. Micronutrients and antioxidants
Gina Trakman
6. Translating nutrition: From nutrients to foods
Adrienne Forsyth
7. Dietary intake and energy availability
Nikki A Jeacocke
8. Dietary assessment
Yasmine C Probst and Joel C Craddock
Part II: Nutrition for exercise
9. Exercise nutrition
Regina Belski
10. Macronutrient periodisation
Louise M Burke
11. Hydration
Ben Desbrow and Christopher Irwin
12. Sports supplements
Martyn Binnie
13. Assessing and changing body composition
Patria Anne Hume
14. Environmental considerations
Alan McCubbin
15. Gastrointestinal disturbances
Stephanie K Gaskell and Dana M Lis
16. Injury management and rehabilitation
Rebekah Alcock, Greg Shaw, Craig Patch and Alan J Pearce
Part III: Applied sports nutrition
17. Endurance athletes
Gregory Cox
18. Strength and power athletes
Gary Slater and Lachlan Mitchell
19. Team sport athletes
Brooke L Devlin, Sarah L Jenner and Stephen J Keenan
20. Weight category and aesthetic sport athletes
Regina Belski
21. Contemporary sport athletes
Marisa Michael, Aimee Morabito, Kate Gemmell and Adrienne Forsyth
22. Occupational athletes in the military
Bradley Baker
23. Young athletes
Helen O’Connor and Bronwen Lundy
24. Masters athletes
Janelle Gifford and Helen O’Connor
25. Female athletes
Anthea C Clarke and Mikaeli Carmichael
26. Para athletes
Michelle Minehan and Elizabeth Broad
27. Travelling athletes
Shona L Halson, Georgia Romyn, Michelle Cort and Matthew Driller
28. The art of sports nutrition practice
Evangeline Mantzioris and Case Study Contributors: Alan McCubbin, Anthony Meade, Erin Colebatch, Gregory Cox, Rachel Stentiford, Rebecca Hall, Regina Belski, Ryan Tam, Sarah Jenner, Stephanie Gaskell and Stephen Smith
Biography
Adrienne Forsyth is an Associate Professor and Research Lead in Nutrition and Dietetics at Australian Catholic University, Australia. She is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, Advanced Accredited Sports Dietitian, and Accredited Exercise Physiologist with over two decades of experience in teaching, practice, and research. Adrienne leads community-based interventions that address nutrition-related chronic disease and facilitate healthy participation in sport and recreation as well as innovations in health professional education.
Evangeline Mantzioris is the Program Director of the Nutrition and Food Sciences Degree at the University of South Australia. She is a Senior Lecturer, Accredited Practicing Dietitian, and Accredited Sports Dietitian with over three decades of experience in research, university teaching, clinical dietetics, and clinical teaching at major teaching hospitals and in private practice. Evangeline’s research interests include sports nutrition, fats, fatty acids, Mediterranean Diet, and the environment–food nexus.
Regina Belski is a Professor and Discipline Lead for Food, Nutrition and Dietetics at La Trobe University, Australia. Regina is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian and Advanced Sports Dietitian. Regina specialises in a personalised nutrition approach for health and performance, this entails exploring factors which impact individuals’ dietary intakes and health outcomes, including modifiable factors such as nutrition knowledge, behaviour, and more advanced fields such as nutrigenomics and variation of gene expression via dietary means as well as functional foods for human health and the microbiome. In her professional capacity as an Accredited Practising Dietitian, Regina has worked with clients including Olympic athletes and elite football and soccer players.
