ABSTRACT
I. Introduction..................................................................................... 3 II. The Practice of Sports Nutrition ................................................... 4
A. An Emerging Field of Study .................................................... 4 B. Roles and Responsibilities ........................................................ 5
III. Nutritional Assessment of Athletes: A Unique Set of Challenges................................................................................... 6 A. Energy Requirements for Exercise ........................................... 6 B. Anthropometry and Weight Control Issues ............................ 8 C. Evaluation of Biochemical and Clinical Physiology ............ 10
IV. Summary........................................................................................ 10 References ............................................................................................... 11
Nutritional interest in special populations is the very basis of modern dietary guidelines and nutrient standards. Many of the first scientific investigations into the food requirements of man were shaped largely by the compulsion to understand his nutrient needs and to maintain the health and working capacity of soldiers, industrial workers and agricultural laborers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
