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Nutrition for Health, Fitness & Sport
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.2
EAN: 9780073375557
Edition: 9
ISBN: 0073375551
Label: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 648
Publication Date: February 11, 2009
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Studio: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
This textbook provides the reader with thorough coverage of the role nutrition plays in enhancing one's health, fitness, and sport performance. Current research and practical activities are incorporated throughout.
Average Rating: 
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Got it for class. It is a good book I really like it. As an exercise science major it has some valuable information in it.
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I got the book pretty quick and it was in very good condition. I would recommend anyone to buy books here!
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This book might serve the purpose of an athlete, but may not be good for a typical student or non-student.
It has cited too many references, as if it is for a student pursuing a research program. An average undergraduate student has no time to scan through piles of references cited in this book.
It has little by way of visual aids.
Its contents do not present a straightforward methodology for an average person to deduce pros and cons of a food menu.
It has some biased opinions. ... Read More
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I highly recommended "Nutrition for Health, Fitness and Sport" to exercise science and nutrition students. It's comprehesive yet not too technical.
You may also want to order "Creatine: The Power Supplement" by Williams et al. (Human Kinetics 1999).
PS. You may also want to read my article "Protein metabolism in exercising human with special reference to protein supplementation":
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Melvin Williams has written a great book on sports nutrition. He takes a chapter to cover every nutrient including supplementation and athletic performance in regards to that nutrient. He also covers fluid and electrolytes. He also includes weight loss, weight gain chapters that are very useful for any athlete of any level.
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