Sports Nutrition

This book provides comprehensive insights into the field of sports nutrition. It contains various topics that are essential for the understanding of the basic concepts of this field. Sports nutrition refers to the science of food related with the performance of an athlete. It is an important field, as the body of an athlete is different from that of a regular person. Thus, the food intake required by the athlete is more than other people. Sports nutritionists study about the vitamins, minerals, organic substances and supplements that will provide better nutrition to the sports person and enhance his/her health. Such selected concepts that redefine this area have been presented in this text. It is an essential guide for both academicians and those who wish to pursue this discipline further.