Sport Nutrition, Fourth Edition, with HK Propel Access, provides students with a less expensive, printed version of the text, covering the principles and rationale for current nutrition guidelines for athletes, the science behind sport nutrition, supplements, training adaptations, body composition, weight management, and eating disorders. The fourth edition is enhanced with a new full-color format, online access to references, appendixes, and glossary terms and definitions, and new topics such as recognizing good versus bad information about sport nutrition, the role of gut microbiota, the function of macronutrients and micronutrients, guidelines to limit gastrointestinal problems during exercise, electrolyte replacement during exercise in the heat, the effects of exercise and nutrition on immune function and health outcomes, and low energy availability and the causes and consequences of relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs).

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 704 pages
Publication date: 15 July 2024
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers

Sport Nutrition,Fourth Edition,is a comprehensive textbook that provides students with a solid foundation in sport nutrition. It covers the principles and rationale for current nutrition guidelines for athletes, explores the science behind sport nutrition, and offers practical examples from specific sports. The fourth edition is enhanced with a new full-color format, 40 new infographics, and 50 additional figures and illustrations, making it more engaging and easier to understand. Online access to references, appendices, and glossary terms and definitions provides useful explanations and at-a-glance information. New topics in this edition include the following: H. Sport Nutrition,Fourth Edition,is a comprehensive textbook that provides students with a solid foundation in sport nutrition. It covers the principles and rationale for current nutrition guidelines for athletes, explores the science behind sport nutrition, and offers practical examples from specific sports. The fourth edition is enhanced with a new full-color format, 40 new infographics, and 50 additional figures and illustrations, making it more engaging and easier to understand. Online access to references, appendices, and glossary terms and definitions provides useful explanations and at-a-glance information. New topics in this edition include the following: H. Sport Nutrition,Fourth Edition,is a comprehensive textbook that provides students with a solid foundation in sport nutrition. It covers the principles and rationale for current nutrition guidelines for athletes, explores the science behind sport nutrition, and offers practical examples from specific sports. The fourth edition is enhanced with a new full-color format, 40 new infographics, and 50 additional figures and illustrations, making it more engaging and easier to understand. Online access to references, appendices, and glossary terms and definitions provides useful explanations and at-a-glance information.

Sport Nutrition, Fourth Edition, offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text

For students planning to work in a sport- or exercise-related career, it is crucial to understand the essential role nutrition plays in health, adaptations to physical activity and exercise, weight maintenance, and sports and exercise performance. Sport Nutrition, Fourth Edition With HK Propel Access, presents the principles and rationale for current nutrition guidelines for athletes and provides an in-depth look at the science behind sport nutrition. Using a physiological basis, Sport Nutrition aims to explain the role of nutrition in enhancing exercise performance. It moves from general principles of nutrition and nutrient requirements to estimating and fulfilling energy needs with the appropriate combinations of macronutrients and micronutrients. Supplements are addressed from a scientific standpoint, followed by the influence of nutrition on training adaptations, body composition, weight management, and eating disorders. Information on personalized nutrition covers periodized nutrition, sex differences, and special populations (young athletes, older athletes, and diabetic athletes) and offers practical examples from specific sports.

The fourth edition is greatly enhanced with a new full-color format showcasing 40 new infographics and 50 additional figures and illustrations

These visual elements provide a more engaging experience, allowing students to fully comprehend important concepts, methods, and research findings. This edition features online access to references, appendices, and glossary terms and definitions, providing useful explanations and at-a-glance information. New topics in this edition include the following:

• H. Sport Nutrition, Fourth Edition, is a comprehensive textbook that provides students with a solid foundation in sport nutrition. It covers the principles and rationale for current nutrition guidelines for athletes, explores the science behind sport nutrition, and offers practical examples from specific sports. The fourth edition is enhanced with a new full-color format, 40 new infographics, and 50 additional figures and illustrations, making it more engaging and easier to understand. Online access to references, appendices, and glossary terms and definitions provides useful explanations and at-a-glance information. New topics in this edition include the following:


• H. Sport Nutrition, Fourth Edition, is a comprehensive textbook that provides students with a solid foundation in sport nutrition. It covers the principles and rationale for current nutrition guidelines for athletes, explores the science behind sport nutrition, and offers practical examples from specific sports. The fourth edition is enhanced with a new full-color format, 40 new infographics, and 50 additional figures and illustrations, making it more engaging and easier to understand. Online access to references, appendices, and glossary terms and definitions provides useful explanations and at-a-glance information. New topics in this edition include the following:


• H. Sport Nutrition, Fourth Edition, is a comprehensive textbook that provides students with a solid foundation in sport nutrition. It covers the principles and rationale for current nutrition guidelines for athletes, explores the science behind sport nutrition, and offers practical examples from specific sports. The fourth edition is enhanced with a new full-color format, 40 new infographics, and 50 additional figures and illustrations, making it more engaging and easier to understand. Online access to references, appendices, and glossary terms and definitions provides useful explanations and at-a-glance information. New topics in this edition include the following:

Weight: 1892g
Dimension: 280 x 217 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781718221703
Edition number: Fourth Edition