Advanced Sports Nutrition
Excellent resource! Author Dan Benardot, PhD, RD, FACSM, combines the latest evidence-based research with his practical experience and lab research to give readers a unique perspective on sports nutrition. He gives quick reference sheets to help you apply principles and create nutrition plans. He helps you learn: The implications of relative energy deficiency and maintaining energy in training and competition. Optimal ratios and quantities of nutrients. How to avoid GI upset during exercise. Strategies to avoid fluid and electrolyte excesses and dehydration. Sport-specific guidelines, including travel, high-altitude, jet lag, and sleep issues. Quotes: Advanced Sports Nutrition combines fundamental human performance concepts with state-of-the-art science. Dr. Dan Benardo provides the information in a format that is easy for clinicians and athletes to apply to optimize both health and performance. – Moriah Bellissimo Myers, PhD, RD, Former Division 1 NCAA Athlete