Reviews and Notes: Nutrition: Clinical Sports Nutrition

L Burke and V Deakin; eds. 457 pages. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1994. $59.00. ISBN 0-07-470085-5. Order phone 800-262-4729.

This detailed, practical text goes well beyond the nutritional needs of active athletes and the special nutritional problems of vegetarians, pregnant women, diabetic persons, and handicapped persons. It also covers such topics as the assessment of nutritional status and body composition, the problems of obesity and sports amenorrhea, and pediatric considerations. Generous use of tables for recommendations and guidelines.

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