Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook 7th Edition epub

The best-selling nutrition guide for athletes.

It is easy to get lost in food trends, flashy advertising, and fad diets, but ultimately athletes should be getting advice from the experts who understand the unique challenges they face. Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook, Seventh Edition, is back and better than ever, with the latest information on fueling for optimal performance and recovery.

Athletic people at all levels can benefit from the guidance of credentialed sports dietitians, and this book makes it affordable to access such expert information. This edition introduces a new coauthor with nutrition expertise for professional, collegiate, and high school athletes. It also contains updated guidelines based on recommendations from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the World Health Organization (WHO).

The seventh edition includes the following:

• New sidebars on trending topics like protein intake, gluten-free diets, weight loss with GLP-1s, preworkout supplements, and more
• 13 new recipes, for a total of 89 ready-to-use recipes
• Updated references throughout
• New case studies about successful fueling practices

With over 30 years of guiding athletes and active individuals, Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook has proven itself to be the trusted resource for safe and effective guidance. The changes made in the seventh edition reflect the authors’ dedication to keeping information relevant to the needs of athletes today.

Whether you are an athlete at the highest levels of competition or are simply looking to fuel an active lifestyle, Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook, Seventh Edition, is the essential information you need to make healthy and informed dietary decisions.

Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes both the book and exam.

Audience

Athletes, active individuals, and the professionals who support them, including personal trainers, coaches, sport nutritionists, and dietitians.

Part I. Everyday Eating for Active People
Chapter 1. Building a High-Energy Eating Plan
Chapter 2. Eating to Stay Healthy for the Long Run
Chapter 3. Breakfast: The Key to a Successful Sports Diet
Chapter 4. Lunch and Dinner: At Home, on the Run, and on the Road
Chapter 5. Between Meals: Snacking for Health and Sustained Energy
Chapter 6. Carbohydrate: Simplifying a Complex Topic
Chapter 7. Protein: Building and Repairing Muscles
Chapter 8. Fluids: Replacing Sweat Losses to Maintain Performance

Part II. The Science of Eating and Exercise
Chapter 9. Fueling Before Exercise
Chapter 10. Fueling During and After Exercise
Chapter 11. Supplements, Performance Enhancers, and Engineered Sports Foods
Chapter 12. Nutrition and Active Women
Chapter 13. Athlete-Specific Nutrition Advice

Part III. Balancing Weight and Activity
Chapter 14. Assessing Your Body: Fat, Fit, or Fine?
Chapter 15. Gaining Weight the Healthy Way
Chapter 16. Losing Weight Without Starving
Chapter 17. Dieting Gone Awry: Eating Disorders and Food Obsessions

Part IV. Winning Recipes for Peak Performance
Chapter 18. Breads and Breakfasts
Chapter 19. Pasta, Rice, and Potatoes
Chapter 20. Vegetables and Salads
Chapter 21. Chicken and Turkey
Chapter 22. Fish and Seafood
Chapter 23. Beef and Pork
Chapter 24. Beans and Tofu
Chapter 25. Beverages and Smoothies
Chapter 26. Snacks and Desserts

Appendix A. For More Information
Appendix B. Selected References
Index

Nancy Clark, MS, RDN is an internationally respected sports nutritionist, weight coach, nutrition author, and workshop leader. She is a registered dietitian (RD) who specializes in nutrition for performance and health and in the nutritional management of eating disorders. She is an effective food coach and has been team nutritionist for the Boston Red Sox baseball team.

Clark completed her undergraduate degree in nutrition from Simmons University in Boston, her dietetic internship at Massachusetts General Hospital, and her graduate degree in nutrition (with a focus on exercise physiology) from Boston University.

Prior to starting her private practice, Clark was director of nutrition services at Sports Medicine Associates in Brookline, Massachusetts. She is a fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association), the recipient of their Media Excellence Award and their Medallion Award, an active member of the academy’s practice group of sports nutritionists (SHPN, formerly SCAN), and recipient of SCAN’s Honor Award for Excellence in Practice. Clark is also a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and recipient of their Citation Award as well as the Honor Award from ACSM’s New England Chapter. She was awarded the American Society for Nutrition’s Media Award for her nutrition science writing. Clark’s contributions to runners in the Boston area earned her the Will Cloney Award.

Clark also holds the honor of having her photo and advice on the back of the Wheaties box for their 2004 Olympic series. She is the nutrition columnist for New England Runner and Rowing News and writes a monthly nutrition column called “The Athlete’s Kitchen,” which appears regularly in over 100 sports and health publications and websites.

Mandy Tyler, MEd, RDN, is a sports dietitian nutritionist in the San Antonio, Texas, area. Tyler received her master’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a registered and licensed dietitian nutritionist (RDN), a board-certified specialist in sports Dietetics (CSSD), and a licensed athletic trainer, and she is an exercise physiologist certified by the American College of Sports Medicine.

Tyler is the current team performance dietitian for the San Antonio Spurs. She has experience working with athletes at the professional, collegiate, and high school levels. She is also the past chair of the National Basketball Performance Nutrition Association, is on the advisory board for the Basketball Embassy, and is former chair of the San Antonio Mayor’s Fitness Council.

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Instructor guide. Features lecture-related resources that can be easily applied to a typical 16-week semester framework. These resources include chapter objectives and summaries, lecture aids, website recommendations, discussion topics, and activities.

Chapter quizzes. Contains ready-made quizzes (9-10 questions each) to assess student comprehension of the most important concepts in each chapter.

Image bank. Includes most of the figures, content photos, and tables from the text, sorted by chapter. These can be used in developing a customized presentation based on specific course requirements.