Chapter 1—Introduction to Nutrition for Health, Fitness, and Sports
Performance
Chapter 2—Healthful Nutrition for Fitness and Sport
Chapter 3—Human Energy
Chapter 4—Carbohydrates: The Main Energy Food
Chapter 5—Fat: An Important Energy Source during Exercise
Chapter 6—Protein: The Tissue Builder
Chapter 7—Vitamins: Fat-Soluble, Water-Soluble, and Vitamin-Like
Compounds
Chapter 8—Minerals: The Inorganic Regulators
Chapter 9—Water, Electrolytes, and Temperature Regulation
Chapter 10—Body Weight and Composition for Health and Sport
Chapter 11—Lifestyle Strategies to Support Weight Loss and
Maintenance
Chapter 12— Gaining Lean Body Mass through Proper Nutrition and
Exercise
Chapter 13—Nutritional Supplements and Ergogenic Aids
Melvin Williams is the Director of Human Performance Laboratory at
Old Dominion University, and has more than 30 years of lab research
with a focus on the role of nutrition in sports. He has written and
edited five books on ergogenic aids and the role of nutrition in
sports -- his two latest books are The Ergogenics Edge: Pushing the
Limits of Sports Performance (Human Kinetics) and Nutrition for
Health, Fitness, and Sports, Sixth Edition (McGraw-Hill). He earned
a B.S. from East Stroudsburg State College (1962), a Master of
Education degree from Ohio University (1963), and a Ph.D. from the
University of Maryland (1968), with a doctoral dissertation on the
effects of alcohol as a possible means to enhance strength and
endurance. He's an accomplished marathon runner, placing first in
his age group numerous times in the Marine Corps Marathon, which
merited his selection in the Marine Corps Marathon Hall of Fame in
2001.
Tammy J. Stephenson, PhD, received her BS in Food Science and Human
Nutrition and PhD in Nutritional Sciences from the University of
Kentucky. She has taught a wide variety of food, nutrition, and
wellness courses, including introductory nutrition, to majors and
nonmajors in the Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition at the
University of Kentucky for the past 15 years. Dr. Stephenson is an
active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, serving as
Chair of the Nutrition Educators of Health Professionals practice
group. She has published and presented on service learning,
technology in teaching, student-centered learning, and other
related topics. Dr. Stephenson has a passion for teaching engaging,
interesting, and relevant nutrition courses that has been
recognized through multiple teaching and mentoring awards at the
university, state, and national levels. Outside of the classroom,
she enjoys running, yoga, coaching youth soccer, gardening,
cooking, and spending time with her family.
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