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Practical Applications In Sports Nutrition, Second Edition

Author(s): Heather Hedrick Fink, MS, RD, CSSD, Assistant Director of Educational Services, National Institute for Fitness and Sport
Lisa A. Burgoon, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
Alan E. Mikesky, PhD, FACSM, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763754945
  • Paperback    564 pages      © 2009
Price: International Sales $123.95 US List
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Overview

The Second Edition of Practical Applications in Sports Nutrition provides students and practitioners with the latest sports nutrition information and dietary practices so they can assist athletes and fitness enthusiasts in achieving their personal performance goals. This guide not only provides the most current sports nutrition guidelines and research but also includes the tools and guidance necessary to most appropriately apply the information in the "real world."  In addition, this text demonstrates effective ways to communicate sports nutrition messages to athletes and how to motivate individuals to make permanent behavior change.

 

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Key Questions Addressed encourage purposeful reading

You Are the Nutrition Coach case studies applies specific information from the chapter to a real-life scenario

Guiding the Performance Edge statements highlight special tips on how to apply sports nutrition knowledge when working with athletes

Fortifying Your Nutrition Knowledge segments cover timely topics related to sports nutrition

Training Tables demonstrate how to translate sports nutrition knowledge into actual meal planning ideas, recipes, or individual food selections

Key Terms highlight important words while Key Points provide a summary of the topics presented

Study Questions engage the students in thoughtful review an application of chapter topics, while aiding in preparation for course examinations

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Expanded sections on food labeling, bioenergetics, and protein’s role in recovery

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Clarification on carbohydrate recommendations before, during, and after exercise

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Updated information and references, particularly for hot topics such as the glycemic index, carbohydrate loading, metabolic water, and supplements

New guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine regarding physical activity and weight management

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More examples of practical application and calculations

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A stronger focus on weight management strategies specifically for athletes

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Current American Diabetes Association recommendations

New information regarding licensure for dietitians and the Board Certification as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics credential

An expanded section on job opportunities for non-registered dietitian professionals working with athletes

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ShowTable of Contents

Chapter  1  Introduction to Sports Nutrition
Chapter  2  Nutrients: Ingestion to Energy Metabolism
Chapter  3  Carbohydrates
Chapter  4  Fats
Chapter  5  Proteins
Chapter  6  Vitamins
Chapter  7  Minerals
Chapter  8  Water
Chapter  9  Nutritional Ergogenics
Chapter  10  Nutrition Consultation with Athletes
Chapter  11  Weight Management
Chapter  12  Endurance and Ultra-endurance Athletes
Chapter  13  Strength/Power Athletes
Chapter  14  Team Sport Athletes
Chapter  15  Special Populations
Chapter  16  Jobs in Sports Nutrition
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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Heather Hedrick Fink, MS, RD, CSSD-Assistant Director of Educational Services, National Institute for Fitness and Sport

Heather Hedrick Fink, MS, RD, CSSD is the Assistant Director of Educational Services within the National Institute for Fitness and Sport in Indianapolis. She is a Registered Dietitian, has her Master of Science in Kinesiology, is Board Certified as as specialist in sports dietetics, and is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine as Health/Fitness Instructor®. Heather is also an accomplished triathlete, duathlete, and marathon runner, including qualifying and competing in the 2003 Hawaii Ironman.

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Lisa A. Burgoon, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN-University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

Lisa Burgoon, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN is a sports dietitian and Teaching Associate in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  She is a registered and licensed dietitian and is Board Certified as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics.  She teaches sports, wellness and clinical nutrition courses to undergraduate and graduate students in Dietetics, Human Nutrition, Food Science and Kinesiology majors and consults with Division I teams and athletes on campus and in the local community.

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Alan E. Mikesky, PhD, FACSM-Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Alan E. Mikesky, PhD, FACSM, is a professor in the School of Physical Education and Tourism Management, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and Director of their Human Performance and Biomechanics Laboratory. He also has an adjunct appointment with the School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, and serves as a research associate at the National Institute for Fitness and Sport in Indianapolis.

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ShowReviews

  • I had been searching for a textbook that has a focus on food.  Too many sports nutrition texts focus on grams of macronutrients and totally ignore that food is how we achieve those “grams of fuel”.  Practical Applications is a great text for meeting my needs.  I especially enjoy the recipes and menus that give practical advice for athletes to increase their intakes of key nutrients and lower the intake of those nutrients linked to chronic disease.  I especially liked the format in the vitamin and mineral chapter that provides meal suggestions for sources of these nutrients and the inclusion of recipes.  I actually have made some of the recipes in the textbook for the classes I teach. 

    -Wendy Stuhldreher, Slippery Rock University

     

    The special focus for dietetics students and others interested in sports nutrition as a career is unique to this text compared to other sports nutrition texts on the market. It is refreshing to have available a sports nutrition text in which two of the authors are registered dietitians and one of them a sports dietitian. These authors provide a more clearly oriented sports nutrition focus to the text.

    The blend of evidence-based research that forms the basis of nutrition guidelines and the examples of practical application in this text is informative and appealing to students and instructors.

    -Patti Steinmuller, Montana State University-Bozeman

     

    The text is organized well and is composed of good, practical information.  It is easy to read and to apply the information given.

    -Rhonda Olson, University of Mary

     

    In my opinion, this is the premier sports nutrition text.  The text is easy to comprehend and the information is practical.  The use of questions as headings for paragraphs is clever and intrigues the reader.  The breadth of topics is unsurpassed by any other sports nutrition text.

    -Antonio Santo, Lenoir-Rhyne College

     

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ShowAppropriate Courses

Sports Nutrition

Sports Medicine

Exercise Science

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