Chapter 1

Introduction to Sports Nutrition

1

Chapter 2

Nutrients: Ingestion to Energy Metabolism

24

Chapter 3

Carbohydrates

60

Chapter 4

Fats

98

Chapter 5

Proteins

128

Chapter 6

Vitamins

154

Chapter 7

Minerals

190

Chapter 8

Water

222

Chapter 9

Nutritional Ergogenics

256

Chapter 10

Nutrition Consultation with Athletes

282

Chapter 11

Weight Management

314

Chapter 12

Endurance and Ultra-Endurance Athletes

358

Chapter 13

Strength/Power Athletes

396

Chapter 14

Team Sport Athletes

426

Chapter 15

Special Populations

458

Chapter 16

Jobs in Sports Nutrition

498

Appendix A

You Are the Nutrition Coach-Answers

511

Appendix B

The Gastrointestinal Tract

518

Appendix C

Major Metabolic Pathways

521

Appendix D

Calculations and Conversions

527

Appendix E

Growth and Body Mass Index Charts

529