Nutrition for Sport, Exercise, and Performance

Nutrition before, during and after training or a sporting event can improve the comfort, energy and performance of athletes of all levels, from elite to recreational, as well as providing long-term health benefits. Nutrition for Sport, Exercise and Performance offers a clear, practical and accessible guide to the fundamentals of sport and exercise nutrition.

This fully updated new edition provides an evidence-based introduction to nutrition for sport, exercise and performance covering introductory concepts in physiology, metabolism, nutrients and food to equip readers with the scientific background necessary to understand complex topics in sports nutrition.

Nutrition for Sport, Exercise and Performance goes on to cover applied nutrition considerations for specific groups of athletes, and strategies for sports nutrition in practice. The book has been designed to support undergraduate nutrition and sports science students and inclusion of global content makes it relevant to an international market. The clear presentation and strategic design of the book makes it accessible to athletes and other sports professionals. It will also appeal broadly to readers interested in improving their own health and fitness through evidence-based nutrition strategies and will be core reading and reference for undergraduates in the area of sport nutrition, practicing nutritionists and trainers.

About the Authors

Adrienne Forsyth is an Associate Professor and Research Lead in Nutrition and Dietetics at Australian Catholic University, Australia. She is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, Advanced Accredited Sports Dietitian, and Accredited Exercise Physiologist with over two decades of experience in teaching, practice, and research. Adrienne leads community-based interventions that address nutrition-related chronic disease and facilitate healthy participation in sport and recreation as well as innovations in health professional education.

Evangeline Mantzioris is the Program Director of the Nutrition and Food Sciences Degree at the University of South Australia. She is a Senior Lecturer, Accredited Practicing Dietitian, and Accredited Sports Dietitian with over three decades of experience in research, university teaching, clinical dietetics, and clinical teaching at major teaching hospitals and in private practice. Evangeline's research interests include sports nutrition, fats, fatty acids, Mediterranean Diet, and the environment-food nexus.

Regina Belski is a Professor and Discipline Lead for Food, Nutrition and Dietetics at La Trobe University, Australia. Regina is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian and Advanced Sports Dietitian. Regina specialises in a personalised nutrition approach for health and performance, this entails exploring factors which impact individuals' dietary intakes and health outcomes, including modifiable factors such as nutrition knowledge, behaviour, and more advanced fields such as nutrigenomics and variation of gene expression via dietary means as well as functional foods for human health and the microbiome. In her professional capacity as an Accredited Practising Dietitian, Regina has worked with clients including Olympic athletes and elite football and soccer players.