Sports Drinks Basic Science and Practical Aspects |
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| Editor:
| Maughan, Ronald J.
Murray, Robert |
| Series title: | Nutrition in Exercise and Sport Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8493-7008-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2000 |
| Publisher: | CRC Press LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $297.00 |
Book Description:
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Can sports drinks improve the way people play and exercise? Many athletes, both competitive and recreational, turn to the consumption of sports drinks to optimize their performance. Sports Drinks: Basic Science and Practical Aspects provides a review of recent findings on issues relating to the formulation and consumption of these popular drinks. By addressing such topics as physiological responses to fluid intake and metabolic and performance responses to carbohydrate intake during...
More DescriptionCan sports drinks improve the way people play and exercise? Many athletes, both competitive and recreational, turn to the consumption of sports drinks to optimize their performance. Sports Drinks: Basic Science and Practical Aspects provides a review of recent findings on issues relating to the formulation and consumption of these popular drinks. By addressing such topics as physiological responses to fluid intake and metabolic and performance responses to carbohydrate intake during exercise, this text also covers in depth the science that underlies the physiological, biochemical, and nutritional roles of sports beverages.