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Essentials of Sports Nutrition - Book Review

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Updated: September 26, 2003

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Essentials of Sports Nutrition is a must read for athletes who are interested in learning how nutrition can effect sports performance.
The author Fred Brouns provides a general overview of nutrients and follows this up with details of the how nutrition effects athletes. Brouns reviews current scientific reviews and publications and provides a scientific overview of factors related to nutrition and physical activity, particularly for people involved in intensive sports performance. Subjects covered include fat intake, protein supplementation, a variety of minerals' influence on exercise, essential compounds for energy metabolism and much more.
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