Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook

Topics commonly of interest to specific audiences— Men: strategies for how to gain weight healthfully, protein recommendations, recovery ideas, quick and easy recipes Women: how to lose weight and have energy to exercise; how to tame the cookie monster; the health dangers of amenorrhea and how to reverse the problem; how to help your friend who struggles with food, weight & disordered eating; menopause and midlife weight gain Aging: eating plans that invest in good health and high energy; how to fuel well so you'll enjoy exercise for the rest of your life; how to recover faster from workouts; American Heart Association’s new Dietary Guidelines You'll Learn How to... * navigate your way healthfully through grocery stores, restaurants, food courts, and even your own kitchen, with numerous food suggestions and sample meal plans. You'll find more than 70 recipes for healthful, tasty foods that are quick and easy to prepare. * eat well on a day-to-day basis -- even when you are coping with a stressful lifestyle -- and get the maximum benefit from the foods you choose, with sample eating plans that show you how to fuel for specific workouts. * eat well before games or tournaments and, just as important, refuel well afterward for optimal recovery. * decipher current food, diet, and supplement options and understand which are best -- and why -- based on your individual energy needs. * overcome food and weight obsessions. * lose undesired body fat while maintaining energy for exercise.