Complete Guide to Food for Sports Performance by Louise Burke

Complete Guide to Food for Sports Performance by Louise Burke

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This revised and updated edition contains comprehensive nutritional information for sportsmen and women. It outlines important differences in nutritional needs during training and competition for each sport, and the best foods to achieve maximum energy output. It also discusses dietary problems.

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Complete Guide to Food for Sports Performance by Louise Burke

The revised and updated edition of this book contains comprehensive nutritional information for sportsmen and women. It outlines important differences in nutritional needs during both training and competition for each sport, and the best foods to achieve maximum energy output. The book also contains case-studies of specific sports and discussions of typical dietary problems, describing practical plans to achieve peak performance. It enables athletes and their coaches to design a diet uniquely suited to the needs of the individual, including the need for weight gain or weight loss.
Dr Louise Burke is senior nutritionist with the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra and is the first nutritionist appointed to attend the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
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ISBN 13 9781863739160
ISBN 10 1863739165
Title Complete Guide to Food for Sports Performance
Author Louise Burke
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Allen & Unwin
Year published 1995-12-01
Number of pages 392
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.