Sports Drinks - Basic Science and Practical Aspects

Informationen zum Autor Ronald J. Maughan, Robert Murray Klappentext Can sports drinks improve the way you play and exercise? Athletes-both competitive and recreational-turn to the consumption of sports drinks to optimize their performance. A volume in the Nutrition in Exercise and Sports Series, Sports Drinks: Basic Science and Practical Aspects provides a review of current knowledge on issues relating to the formulation and consumption of these popular drinks. The only single volume that addresses these subjects, this text also covers in depth the science that underpins the physiological, biochemical and nutritional roles of the sports beverage. Zusammenfassung Offers a review of findings on issues relating to the formulation and consumption of sports drinks. This book addresses such topics as physiological responses to fluid intake and metabolic and performance responses to carbohydrate intake during exercise. Inhaltsverzeichnis Fundamentals of Sports Nutrition. Water Turnover and Regulation of Fluid Balance. Control of Fluid Intake: Physiological and Psychological Mechanisms. Factors Influencing Fluid Availability. Physiological Responses to Fluid Intake During Exercise. Metabolic and Performance Responses to Carbohydrate Intake During Exercise. Post-Exercise Rehydration and Recovery. Formulation Issues. Other Ingredients: Role in the Nutrition of Athletes. Summary and Practical Issues.

Product details

• Authors: Ron J. Maughan, Ronald J. Maughan, MAUGHAN RONALD J, Robert Murray
• Assisted by: Ronald J. Maughan (Editor), Maughan Ronald J. (Editor), Robert Murray (Editor)
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.09.2000
• EAN: 9780849370083
• ISBN: 978-0-8493-7008-3
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 241 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Nutrition in Exercise and Spor; Nutrition in Exercise & Sport; Nutrition in Exercise & Sport
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Sports Medicine, MEDICAL / Nutrition, Dietetics & nutrition, Sports injuries & medicine, Dietetics and nutrition, Sports injuries and medicine