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Carbohydrate plays a central role in the recognition of sports nutrition, with major breakthroughs in the science and practice of sports nutrition involving activities related to carbohydrate and exercise. This chapter summarizes current guidelines related to the role of carbohydrate in the ...

Author(s)
Burke, L. M.
Publisher
Comité International Olympique (International Olympic Committee), Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Sports nutrition, 2014, pp 102-112
Abstract

This analysis of sport policy and sport investment/infrastructure in modern Japan is set within the broader concern with Japanese public policy, regional development programmes and private sector initiatives. Drawing on major trends of the past two decades, with particular reference to the...

Author(s)
Manzenreiter, W.; Horne, J.
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan, Basingstoke, UK
Citation
The political economy of sport, 2005, pp 152-182
Abstract

This chapter explains how soccer adopted its characteristic traits in Japan by referring to the history of its development in the school system. It outlines the different meanings attached to soccer as a subject of physical education and extracurricular activity of school sports clubs. Over the...

Author(s)
Atsuo, S.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Football goes east: business, culture and the people's game in China, Japan and South Korea, 2004, pp 102-116
Abstract

From the advent of competitive sport until 1969, athletes were advised to avoid drinking any fluids during exercise since it was believed that fluid ingestion would impair exercise performance. Athletes in those years actively followed that advice, priding themselves on their ability to run even...

Author(s)
Noakes, T. D.
Publisher
Comité International Olympique (International Olympic Committee), Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Sports nutrition, 2014, pp 539-548
Abstract

This chapter identifies nutritional strategies to optimize recovery from overreaching. It provides a basis for the development of a symptom-based recovery plan from unexplained underperformance syndrome (UUPS). The main goal for all athletes is to improve their performance and this is achieved by...

Author(s)
Robson-Ansley, P.; Costa, R.
Publisher
Comité International Olympique (International Olympic Committee), Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Sports nutrition, 2014, pp 404-414
Abstract

This chapter focuses on disordered eating (DE) spectrum and describes the prevalence of eating disorders (EDs) among female and male athletes. It discusses the etiology of EDs among athletes followed by a description of health- and performance-related consequences of EDs. The chapter explains...

Author(s)
Torstveit, M. K.; Sundgot-Borgen, J.
Publisher
Comité International Olympique (International Olympic Committee), Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Sports nutrition, 2014, pp 513-525
Abstract

Vitamins and minerals are required for hundreds of metabolic reactions in the body, including those involved in energy metabolism. This chapter reviews research on vitamins and minerals among various athletes from different countries. Athletes consume vitamin and mineral supplements for a number of ...

Author(s)
Volpe, S. L.; Ha Nguyen
Publisher
Comité International Olympique (International Olympic Committee), Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Sports nutrition, 2014, pp 215-228
Abstract

This article recommends a radical restructuring of US college sports to move it away from its current commercial modus operandi. In doing so he explodes several myths about college spoorts, including that: college sports are part of the educational mission of American colleges and universities;...

Author(s)
Sperber, M.
Publisher
Human Kinetics, Leeds, UK
Citation
Contemporary issues in sociology of sport, 2001, pp 147-157
Abstract

Exercise has significant physical and psychological benefits for dogs. One of the most important is extension of healthspan, the length of time that a dog remains healthy and active. Rehabilitation professionals are frequently asked to design tailored conditioning programs for young dogs before...

Author(s)
Zink, M. C.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK
Citation
Canine sports medicine and rehabilitation, 2013, pp 176-200
Abstract

This paper analyses 5 lines of argument used to generate support for major investments of public funds in the construction of major sports facilities and hosting of major events in the USA: (1) economic impact from the spending of visitors to the community; (2) increased community visibility; (3)...

Author(s)
Crompton, J. L.
Publisher
Routledge, London, UK
Citation
Sport in the city: the role of sport in economic and social regeneration, 2001, pp 15-34

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