Sports Nutrition

Contents: 1. Overview of nutrition. 2. Weight evaluation. 3. Healthy eating. 4. Healing through food. 5. Food allergies and eating disorders. 6. Athletes and nutrition. 7. Diet plan for every age group. 8. Healthy Indian recipes. 9. Herbs and spices. 10. Alerts on common disorders.

"Nutrition is the process of consuming, absorbing and using nutrients needed by the body for growth, development and the maintenance of life; nutrients are chemical substances in foods that nourish the body.

The present book entitled Sports Nutrition discusses in detail all the essential and relevant aspects involve in sports nutrition.

Hopefully the present book will be useful for the students and teachers of physical and health education, sportsperson, dieticians and for general readers." (jacket)