Nutrition, Weight Control, and Exercise, 3d ed.

Nutrition, Weight Control, and Exercise, ed 3 Two professors engaged in experimental research in the exercise sciences collaborated to author this sound text, which provides scientifically based information on the multidimensional aspects of fitness. The authors present this information on a level appropriate for university courses in nutrition, weight control, exercise, and physical fitness; for various exercise programs offered at health clubs; and for the professional preparation of exercise specialists in physical education, exercise science, and other health-related disciplines. The hope of the authors is that, with appropriate information, more people will become intelligent and sophisticated consumers in the fitness marketplace. The authors also hope to help stem the tide of misinformation about nutrition and diet, weight control, and physical conditioning.

Part 1 covers nutrients in food, optimum nutrition for exercise and sport, energy and oxygen-delivery system for exercise, and energy value of food and physical activity. Part 2 deals with the evaluation of body composition, obesity, weight control through exercise and diet, and modification of eating and exercise behaviors. The third and last part reviews training for muscular strength and conditioning for anaerobic and aerobic power, along with aging, exercise, and cardiovascular health. Appendixes include tables of the energy expenditure for a wide variety of physical activities, the evaluation of body composition, the nutritive value of some common foods, and some basic free-weight exercises.

The book is well written and nicely illustrated. The authors have chosen not to reference their work, but they have included extensive list of additional reading at the end of each chapter.

Although this book is an appropriate reference for physical therapy practitioners who work with men and women in sports and who must counsel on fitness and nutrition, it would be of marginal value to those in general practice.