The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine: An IOC Medical Commission Publication

Ronald J. Maughan is Professor of Sport and Exercise Nutrition at Loughborough University, a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, and Chairman of the Sports Nutrition Working Group of the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee. In addition to his academic work and appointments he has worked with many teams and organizations in football (soccer) and other sports. Dr Maughan is has authored or edited several books on sports nutrition and exercise science. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Sports Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism, and serves or has served in editorial roles on several other sports science journals. He has published extensively on subjects in sports nutrition and sports science.

List of Contributors, viii
Foreword, xii
Preface, xiii
Part 1 The Underpinning Science
1 Human Nutrition, 3 david a. bender
2 Exercise Physiology, 20 w. larry kenney, robert murray
3 Biochemistry of Exercise, 36 michael gleeson
Part 2 Energy and Macronutrients
4 How to Assess the Energy Costs of Exercise and Sport, 61 barbara e. ainsworth
5 Energy Balance and Energy Availability, 72 anne b. loucks
6 Assessing Body Composition, 88 timothy r. ackland, arthur d. stewart
7 Carbohydrate Needs of Athletes in Training, 102 louise m. burke
8 The Regulation and Synthesis of Muscle Glycogen by Means of Nutrient Intervention, 113 john l. ivy
9 Carbohydrate Ingestion During Exercise, 126 asker jeukendrup
10 Defining Optimum Protein Intakes for Athletes, 136 stuart m. phillips
11 Dietary Protein as a Trigger for Metabolic Adaptation, 147 luc j.c. van loon
12 Fat Metabolism During and After Exercise, 156 bente kiens, jacob jeppesen
13 Metabolic Adaptations to a High–Fat Diet, 166 john a. hawley, wee kian yeo
14 Water and Electrolyte Loss and Replacement in Training and Competition, 174 ronald j. maughan
15 Performance Effects of Dehydration, 185 eric d.b. goulet
16 Rehydration and Recovery After Exercise, 199 susan m. shirreffs
17 Nutritional Effects on Central Fatigue, 206 bart roelands, romain meeusen
Part 3 Micronutrients and Dietary Supplements
18 Vitamins, Minerals, and Sport Performance, 217 stella l. volpe, ha nguyen
19 Iron Requirements and Iron Status of Athletes, 229 giovanni lombardi, giuseppe lippi, giuseppe banfi
20 Calcium and Vitamin D, 242 enette larson–meyer
21 Exercise–Induced Oxidative Stress: Are Supplemental Antioxidants Warranted?, 263 john c. quindry, andreas kavazis, scott k. powers
22 Dietary Phytochemicals, 277 j. mark davis, benjamin gordon, e. angela murphy, martin d. carmichael
23 Risks and Rewards of Dietary Supplement Use by Athletes, 291 ronald j. maughan
24 Creatine, 301 francis b. stephens, paul l. greenhaff
25 Caffeine and Exercise Performance, 313 lawrence l. spriet
26 Buffering Agents, 324 craig sale, roger c. harris
27 Alcohol, Exercise, and Sport, 336 ronald j. maughan, susan m. shirreffs
Part 4 Practical Issues
28 The Female Athlete, 347 susan i. barr
29 The Young Athlete, 359 flavia meyer, brian w. timmons
30 The Aging Athlete, 369 christine a. rosenbloom
31 The Vegetarian Athlete, 382 jacqueline r. berning
32 The Special Needs Athlete, 392 elizabeth broad
33 Overreaching and Unexplained Underperformance Syndrome: Nutritional Interventions, 404 paula robson–ansley, ricardo costa
34 The Traveling Athlete, 415 susie parker–simmons, kylie andrew
35 Environment and Exercise, 425 samuel n. cheuvront, brett r. ely, randall l. wilber
36 Food and Nutrition Considerations at Major Competitions, 439 fiona pelly
Part 5 Health–Related and Clinical Sports Nutrition
37 Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Health, 455 barry braun, benjamin f. miller
38 Exercise, Nutrition, and Inflammation, 466 michael j. kraakman, martin whitham, mark a. febbraio
39 Exercise, Nutrition, and Immune Function, 478 david c. nieman
40 The Diabetic Athlete, 490 gurjit bhogal, nicholas peirce
41 The Overweight Athlete, 503 helen o connor
42 Eating Disorders in Male and Female Athletes, 513 monica k. torstveit, jorunn sundgot–borgen
43 Importance of Gastrointestinal Function to Athletic Performance and Health, 526 nancy j. rehrer, john mclaughlin, lucy k. wasse
44 Hyponatremia of Exercise, 539 timothy d. noakes
Part 6 Sport–Specifi c Nutrition: Practical Issues
45 Strength and Power Events, 551 eric s. rawson, charles e. brightbill, michael j. stec
46 Sprinting: Optimizing Dietary Intake, 561 gary slater, helen o connor, bethanie allanson
47 Distance Running, 572 trent stellingwerff
48 Cycling, 584 peter hespel
49 Gymnastics, 596 dan benardot
50 Swimming, 607 louise m. burke, gregory shaw
51 Winter Sports, 619 nanna l. meyer
52 Team Sports, 629 francis holway
53 Weight–Category Sports, 639 hattie h. wright, ina garthe
Index, 651