Nutrients as Ergogenic Aids for Sports and Exercise [Paperback]

Nutrients as Ergogenic Aids for Sports and Exercise discusses the growing body of information regarding the enhancement of human physical performance by dietary manipulations through ergogenesis. It balances the application of nutritional manipulations between overzealous promoters and recalcitrant cynics. By offering a thorough, comprehensive and up-to-date review of what is known about ergogenic effects of nutrients on humans, it bridges the gap between common usage and scientific knowledge. Nutrients as Ergogenic Aids for Sports and Exercise covers in detail many popular product ingredients not considered elsewhere. It illustrates areas awaiting future research, and offers suggestions for avoiding the pitfalls of performing ergogenesis research.1. Nonnutritional Ergogemic Aids 2. Nutritional Ergogenic Aids 3. Micronutrient Supplementation and Ergogenesis  Vitamins 4. Micronutrient Supplementation and Ergogenesis  Metabolic Trterime diate 5. Micronutrient Supplementation and Ergogenesis  Minerals 6. Micronutrient Supplementation and Ergogenesis  Amino Acids 7. Specific Combinations of Nutrients 8. Dietary Substances Not Required in Human Metabolism 9. Description of Research Variables for Ergogenic Aid StudiesThis book provides the setting for indepth exploration of the many and varied aspects of nutrition and exercise, including sport. It is useful for scientists, physicians, and a broad range of healthcare providers and individuals who participate in exercise and sport. This book combines a comprehensive review of ergogenic aids in a package that is concise and well-referenced. Bucci has done a fine job of covering a complex topic so that it is useful to the sports-nutrition and sports-medicine practitioner.
Dan Berardot, Ph.D., R.D.
Georgia State University, Atlanta

...a comprehensive starting point for the student, athlete, coach, athletic trainer, physical therapist, or phsician seeking research material on the sulCO