Created by ACE and respected healthcare publisher F.A. Davis, this text helps health and fitness professionals develop the knowledge needed to integrate the science of nutrition into their practices and explore the role of sports nutrition with clients. Through dynamic, organized chapters, it incorporates essential information on how to educate clients about the relationship between nutrition and exercise. In addition to following four different clients as they progress through a series of assessments and self-administered tests, the text also incorporates engaging illustrations, summaries of key points and multiple-choice questions.
You will learn:
- Scientific basis of sports nutrition and how to apply the physiology to real-life client interactions
- Relevance of sports nutrition to each of the major allied health professions and the role it plays in each
- The relationship between nutrition and exercise as it relates to scopes of practice for various health professionals including new foods, supplements and special diets