editado por Louise Burke, Vicki Deakin. -- 5a. ed. -- North Ryde, NSW : McGraw-Hill, 2015.

xx, 828 p.; 24 cm.

ISBN 978-1-74307-368-1.

Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.

Contenido: Preface -- Physiology of sports -- Dietary assessment of athletes: clinical and research perspectives -- Physique assessment of the athlete -- Protein -- Energy requirements of the athlete: assessment and evidence of energy efficiency -- Weight loss and the athlete -- Making weight -- Eating disorders and disordered eating in athletes -- Bone, calcium, vitamin D and exercise -- Prevention, detection and treatment of iron depletion and deficiency in athletes -- Micronutrients: vitamins, minerals and antioxidants -- Preparation for competition -- Competition fluid and fuel -- Nutrition for recovery after training and competition -- Nutritional strategies to enhance fat oxidation during aerobic exercise -- Supplements and sports foods -- Nutritional issues for young athletes: children and adolescents -- Nutrition issues for the masters athlete -- Special needs: the athlete with diabetes -- Athletes with gastrointestinal disorders, food allergies and food intolerance -- Special needs: the paralympic athlete -- Immunity, infective illnes and injury -- Medical and nutritional issues for the travelling athlete -- Altitude, cold and heat -- Catering for athletes.