Book, Nutrition for Sport and Exercise 5/21[LS]

Comprehensive and richly illustrated with excellent quality images, Nutrition for Sport and Exercise is evidence-based and designed with the aim of combining nutrition and exercise, focusing on the effect of this integration on physical performance and response to training. To this end, topics such as digestion and absorption of nutrients, impacts of nutrition on energy and metabolism and correct food choice are covered, in addition to an emphasis on the purpose of food and nutritional supplements and the effects of nutrition on performance, body composition and weight control. This fifth edition, revised based on the latest research in this ever-expanding area, includes new topics and images, with in-depth updates of relevant information on virtually every subject covered. New content was also added on how to obtain the ideal body composition for health and how to optimize physical activity and sports performance, presenting updated recommendations and guidelines. Among the main resources designed to complement the text, the websites mentioned stand out. in the chapters, which link to reliable content, and the various sections, such as Highlights, Test Your Knowledge, Links to the Past, Additional Information, Summary, and Personal Health and Exercise Nutrition.?