Extreme and rare sports performance demands, drivers, functional foods, and nutrition / [edited by] Sourya Datta and Debasis Bagchi.
| Other author | Datta, Sourya. |
| Other author | Bagchi, Debasis, 1954- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, [2019] |
| Description | p. ; cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Extreme and rare sports : introduction, types of sports and nutrition and future -- What are extreme sports? Why not just sports? / David Townes -- Open water swimming / Paolo Zamparo, Marco Bonifazi, Roberto Baldassarre, Maria Francesca Piacentini -- Combat and contact sports : sports nutrition benefits / Jonathan Mike -- An overview of nutritional requirements for athletes engaged in extreme sports endurance events / Chad M Kerksick -- Functional foods : role in endurance sports / Chin-Kun Wang, Kamesh Venkatakrishnan -- Prosthetics / Chandan Sen, Shomita Steiner, Sashwati Roy -- Nutritional requirements in extreme sports / Richard J Bloomer, Matthew Butawan, Jade L. Caldwell -- Dietary supplements for use in extreme sports / Richard J Bloomer, Matthew Butawan, Nicolas JG Smith -- Intake of selected nutrients and some morphological and biochemical blood parameters of professional athletes / Estera Nowacka-Polaczyk, Teresa Leszczyn¿¿ka, Aneta Kopec,¿¿ Jerzy Zawistowski -- Testosterone in sport : the androgen response to extreme endurance exercise / Jake Shelley, Christopher Howe, Hannah Jayne Moir, Andrea Petroczi -- Physical performance and antioxidants / Wataru Aoi and Yuji Naito -- Greek olympic sports : the beginning of modern extreme sports / Sourya Datta and Debasis Bagchi -- An overview of challenging mountain and high altitude sports / Sourya Datta and Debasis Bagchi -- Land based extreme sports : an exploration / Sourya Datta and Debasis Bagchi -- Structurally diverse water sports in extreme conditions / Sourya Datta and Debasis Bagchi -- An overview on the beneficial effects of hydration / Douglas Kalman -- Versatile use of the gelatin in functional food and nutraceuticals / Douglas Kalman -- Skeletal muscle damage and recovery from eccentric contractions / Eisuke Ochi and Yosuke Tsuchiya -- Extreme sports growth prospect, marketing potential & opportunities / Sourya Datta and Debasis Bagchi. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018056848 |
| ISBN | 9781138091443 (hardback) |
| ISBN | ebook |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |