Sports nutrition for the recreational athlete
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Desbrow, Ben
Slater, Gary
Cox, Gregory R
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2020
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BACKGROUND: Recreational sports participation provides many potential health benefits. However, some athletes experience medical problems associated with, or exacerbated by, a mismanagement of the relationship between their diet and sporting endeavours. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article is to highlight recent developments in clinical sports nutrition, with a focus on providing evidence-based advice and resources for the management of common medical presentations. DISCUSSION: A low dietary energy intake relative to exercise energy demands (ie low energy availability) may result in an array of medical issues. An evidence-based ...
View more >BACKGROUND: Recreational sports participation provides many potential health benefits. However, some athletes experience medical problems associated with, or exacerbated by, a mismanagement of the relationship between their diet and sporting endeavours. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article is to highlight recent developments in clinical sports nutrition, with a focus on providing evidence-based advice and resources for the management of common medical presentations. DISCUSSION: A low dietary energy intake relative to exercise energy demands (ie low energy availability) may result in an array of medical issues. An evidence-based framework for advice on sports supplements is available.
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View more >BACKGROUND: Recreational sports participation provides many potential health benefits. However, some athletes experience medical problems associated with, or exacerbated by, a mismanagement of the relationship between their diet and sporting endeavours. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article is to highlight recent developments in clinical sports nutrition, with a focus on providing evidence-based advice and resources for the management of common medical presentations. DISCUSSION: A low dietary energy intake relative to exercise energy demands (ie low energy availability) may result in an array of medical issues. An evidence-based framework for advice on sports supplements is available.
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Journal Title
Australian Journal of General Practice
Volume
49
Issue
1-2
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Ben Desbrow et al., Sports nutrition for the recreational athlete. Australian Journal of General Practice 2020, 49 (1-2), pp. 17-22. Available at http://doi.org/10.31128/ajgp-10-19-5108
Subject
Sport and exercise nutrition
Nutrition and dietetics
General practice
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Medicine, General & Internal
General & Internal Medicine
RELATIVE ENERGY DEFICIENCY