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Proper nutrition helps athletes - at all levels! - achieve and maintain optimal body weight, improve daily training workouts and prevent injury.

If you have an increased appetite for accurate sport nutrition information, you may be satisfied with the following list of recent publications, available through your public library or favorite bookstore:

Active Wellness: A Personalized 10 Step Program for a Healthy Body, Mind & Spirit by Gayle Reichler, Nancy Burke (January, 1999).

A 10 step program for a “wellness journey” including advice on setting up a personal eating plan with an active wellness kitchen and a personal fitness plan.

Endurance Sports Nutrition by Suzanne Girard Eberle (May, 2000)

A resouce book for high performance endurance athletes, providing detailed nutrition advice with customized, sport-specific eating plans.

High-Performance Nutrition: The Total Eating Plan to Maximize Your Workout by Susan M. Keiner, Maggie Greenwood-Robinson (Contributor), Maggie G. Robinson (April, 1996)

Provides information on how diet and nutrition affect fat loss, muscular development, strength, workout stamina, and disease prevention.

The New York City Marathon Cookbook: Nutrition Tips and Recipes for High-Energy Eating and Lifelong Health by Nancy Clark (October, 1994)

The New York City Marathon Cookbook is more than just a collection of 262 favorite recipes contributed by hungry runners. The first five chapters provide nutrition guidance for all endurance athletes who want to know how to eat well to prevent fatigue and optimize their health.

Nutrition for Sport and Exercise by Jacqueline R. Berning, Suzanne Nelson Steen (December, 1998)

Written by researchers in the field, this book is a resource for health professionals involved in the care of athletes.

Nutrition for Serious Athletes by Dan Benardot (November, 1999)

The goal of this book is to make the science of sports nutrition and exercise physiology accessible to athletes and their coaches.

Play Hard, Eat Right: A Parents’ Guide to Sports Nutrition for Children by Debbi Sowell Jennings, Suzanne Nelson Steen (Contributor) (June, 1995)

Chapters include: The Growing Child Athlete, The Importance of Fluids, Pre- and Post-Event Meals, and Meals on the Go!

The Ultimate Sports Nutrition Handbook by Ellen Coleman, Suzanne Nelson Steen (Contributor) (July, 1996)

Provides seven strategies that athletes can use to perform closer to their full potential.

Additional titles available at Crouse Hospital Library:

Practical, easy-to-follow advice about family meal planning for a balanced diet, sources of nutrients, food additives, exercise and weight control.

Nutrition and Physical Fitness by George Briggs and Doris Howes Calloway (1984)

This book is primarily for college students taking their first course in nutrition, interested not only in basic nutrition but also, what to eat for a healthy life.