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Sports drinks : basic science and practical aspects Ronald J. Maughan, Robert Murray

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Boca Raton, Fla. CRC Press c2001Description: 279 p. illISBN:
  • 9780367398101
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613.2/088/796
Partial contents:
Fundamentals of sports nutrition: application to sports drinks -- Water turnover and regulation of fluid balance -- Physiological and psychological determinants of fluid intake -- Gastric emptying and intestinal absorption of fluids, carbohydrates, and electrolytes -- Physiological responses to fluid intake during exercise -- Metabolic and performance responses to carbohydrate intake during exercise -- Post-exercise rehydration and recovery -- Formulating carbohydrate-electrolyte drinks for optimal efficacy -- Other ingredients: role in the nutrition of athletes.
Summary: 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.
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Fundamentals of sports nutrition: application to sports drinks -- Water turnover and regulation of fluid balance -- Physiological and psychological determinants of fluid intake -- Gastric emptying and intestinal absorption of fluids, carbohydrates, and electrolytes -- Physiological responses to fluid intake during exercise -- Metabolic and performance responses to carbohydrate intake during exercise -- Post-exercise rehydration and recovery -- Formulating carbohydrate-electrolyte drinks for optimal efficacy -- Other ingredients: role in the nutrition of athletes.

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.

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