Integrative Sport and Exercise Nutrition A Health-Feeds-Performance Perspective 1st Edition By Ian Craig, Justin Roberts
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The textbook "Integrative Sport and Exercise Nutrition: A Health-Feeds-Performance Perspective" (1st Edition), edited by Ian Craig and Justin Roberts, moves beyond traditional sports nutrition models. Instead of simply looking at macronutrients as "fuel", this textbook focuses on an integrative body-systems perspective where optimizing an athlete's physical health is the foundational pillar for achieving athletic performance.
According to the official table of contents and book outlines from Routledge and the Centre for Integrative Sports Nutrition (CISN), the core chapters and topics covered in the book include:
Core Systemic & Foundational Topics
- Introduction to Integrative Sports Nutrition: The foundational paradigm shift towards treating the athlete as an interconnected, physiological system rather than just focusing on caloric outputs.
- Personalised Sports Nutrition: Understanding genetic individuality, nutrient assimilation, and tailored dietary planning instead of generic "one-size-fits-all" athletic diets.
- Gastrointestinal Health in Athletes: Exploring digestive health, microbiome balance, nutrient absorption, and managing the inflammatory responses triggered by poor gut performance.
- Detoxification and Biotransformation: Addressing how the liver and metabolic clearance path networks help athletes recover from intense cellular stress and training loads.
- The Immune System and Exercise: Managing the cellular and structural impacts of heavy training loads on immune resilience.
- Bioenergetics and Cardiovascular Health: Examining mitochondrial function, co-factor nourishment, antioxidant protection, and heart health during physical exertion.
- Neuroendocrine Communication: Examining how hormones (e.g., Growth Hormone, ACTH, Cortisol, and Thyroid hormones) interact and regulate metabolism during exercise stress.
Practical & Applied Sports Performance Topics
- Body Composition and Weight Management: Managing healthy fat-to-muscle ratios in different sports while protecting base metabolic health.
- Nutrient Timing: Optimizing the strategic timing of macronutrient and micronutrient intake around workouts to maximize recovery and performance output.
- Hydration and Fluid Management: Addressing electrolyte balance, thermoregulation, and individualized fluid plans to mitigate performance drops caused by minor deficiencies.
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