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Overview
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.
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Synopsis
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.
Booknews
Editors Maughan (human physiology, University Medical School, Aberdeen, Scotland) and Murray (director of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute and its exercise physiology lab) present ten chapters by eight sports nutritionists discussing the formulation of those ubiquitous colorful drinks, and physiological responses before, during, and after exercise. Among the topics: water turnover and regulation of fluid balance; physiological and psychological determinants of fluid intake; gastric emptying and intestinal absorption of fluids, carbohydrates, and electrolytes; and post-exercise rehydration and recovery. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)