Includes bibliography and index.

Exercise physiology and metabolism --
Measuring nutritional status of athletes: clinical and research perspectives --
Kinanthropometry: physique assessment of the athlete --
Protein and amino acid needs for training and bulking up --
Energy requirement of the athlete: assessment and evidence of energy efficiency --
Weight loss and the athlete --
Making weight in sports --
Disordered eating in athletes --
Bone, exercise, nutrition --
Prevention, detection and treatment of iron depletion and deficiency in athletes --
Vitamin, mineral and antioxidant needs of athletes --
Preparation for competition --
Fluid and carbohydrate intake during exercise --
Nutrition for recovery after training and competition --
Nutritional strategies to enhance fat oxidation during aerobic exercise --
Supplements and sports food --
Nutrition for special populations: children and young athletes --
Nutrition issues for the aging athlete --
Special needs: the athlete with diabetes --
Special needs: the vegetarian athlete --
Athletes with gastrointestinal disorders --
Special needs: athletes with disabilities --
Medical and nutritional issues for the traveling athlete --
Nutritional issues for special environments: training and competing at altitude and in hot climates --
Providing meals for athletic groups.

Offers a practical and clinical reference that provides sports nutrition information. In this book, each chapter contains specific reviews followed by practice tips. It also includes contributions come from the leading academics, physicians and sports dieticians in Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Finland.