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Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook |  | Author: Nancy Clark
Brand: Human Kinetics
Category: Book
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Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 8756
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4
Pages: 472
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.8 x 1.2
ISBN: 0736074155
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.2024
EAN: 9780736074155
ASIN: 0736074155
Publication Date: March 14, 2008
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Easy to reference and easy to follow. Provides straightforward talk and suggestions with no artificial dressings. Joan Benoit Samuelson (Two-time Boston Marathon winner) "Contains the best of her first book with more recipes and new sections on body image and body fat." Barbara Harris (Editor-in-chief, SHAPE magazine)."Nancy Clark has done it again! Her new edition is packed with medically sound, practical, reader-friendly information and guidance. I am proud to refer patients to this will-balanced, enlightened approach to health, fitness, and peak performance." Georgia G. Kostas, MPH, RD (Nutrition Director, Cooper Clinic)Renowned sports nutritionist Nancy Clark tells you how to fuel your active lifestyle. This revised and expanded best-seller will help you maximize the nutritional value of your diet for high energy and lifelong health.
Amazon.com Review
What's the best diet for good health and athletic performance? Nancy Clark, M.S., R.D., describes the dietary balance and specific foods shown to be optimal for athletes from recreational exercisers to Olympic hopefuls, citing supporting studies. Refreshingly free of high-protein hype, Clark emphasizes a varied, wholesome, moderate diet high in complex carbohydrates ("without question, wholesome carbohydrates are the best choices for fueling your muscles and promoting good health"), especially whole grains and starches; adequate but not excessive protein; and 20 to 35 percent fat. Learn the components and variables of your ideal diet, with tables of nutritional information and marvelous tidbits, such as calorie/fat counts of various fast foods. Did you realize that an Au Bon Pain pecan roll has 800 calories and 45 grams of fat--double the calories/fat in a serving of KFC's Crispy Strips? Did you know that a Dunkin' Donuts 16-ounce Coffee Coolatta with cream has 410 calories and 22 grams of fat--about equivalent to a McDonald's Quarter-Pounder? Clark, a well-known sports nutrition expert, also covers weight loss, weight gain, eating disorders, and includes 72 recipes. Highly recommended for athletes, exercisers, and average folk who want to understand how to design a personalized diet. --Joan Price
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 Nutrition Made Easy November 12, 2000
Michael Merlino (Houston, TX United States)
92 out of 96 found this review helpful
As a personal fitness trainer, I am always looking for common sense ways to explain proper nutrition to my clients. At first I bought this book for myself to help improve my running and get the most out of my workouts. What I found was a book that will not only help an athlete improve performance but has common sense nutritional information for almost anyone. Nancy is a Registered Dietitian who cuts through the nutrition myths and lays out a coming sense eating plan that works for almost anyone. If you are looking for a new fad diet you won't find it here although she has added a couple of chapters on sensible weight management in the latest edition. Sports specific chapters include how to carbo load before an event and what it really takes to add muscle mass. The book has over 200 quick and easy recipes that help round out your nutrition plan. After you read it you will wonder why you didn't take this common sense approach to nutrition years ago. Even if you buy it and don't read it from cover to cover, you can still pick up invaluable tips just browsing through and reading her informative tables and charts. A great way to jumpstart your nutrition plan by eating sensibly, keeping your body fueled and keeping your energy up.
Nancy Clark is a Master in NUTRITION !!!!!! February 24, 1999
38 out of 40 found this review helpful
I have been on all kinds of diets trying to figure out what would be the best Meal plan for me to follow for the rest of my life. I found the answers in this book. I have also visited a nutritionist to see if I was on track. I told my Nutritionist that I purchased Nancy Clark's Book and my nutritionist had told me "This is an Excellent Book... you're on the right track". What an investment I made. This book has sections on all kinds of Nutrition requirements for the Young, middle aged, elderly, Athletes and Bodybuilders. This book is concise, simple to read and provides pertinent information with a lot of illustrations. What a GREAT READ !
One of the best books for anyone trying to loose weight August 24, 1999
36 out of 38 found this review helpful
I purchased Nancy Clark's book with the sole purpose of loosing weight. Not only has this book put me on the right path by helping me to lower my body fat, it's the first time I've lost weight and been able to keep it off. I love how this book teaches common sense techniques for loosing weight in a stress-free manner, and how I don't have to starve myself in order to achieve healthy long-term results. I strongly recommend this book for anyone trying to loose fat, gain muscle and develop better nutrition habits.
My food bible!! April 9, 2002
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Wow!! I am more than amazed at the wealth of information that is in this book! It answers all of the food choice questions you ever had, as well as tons you didn't know you had. All issues are addressed. What should I eat for breakfast, what is are some good snacks, what foods will fill me up, give me energy, and so-on. You come away totally eduacated and ready for any situation when it comes to eating and nutrition. You don't have to be an athlete. I go to the gym 4 times a week and wanted to find out how to energise myself. This is THE eating bible. If you have any questions about what to eat, when to eat it and why, buy this book!!
Helpful and Pracitcal Guide for Good Nutrition September 15, 2005
J. Arnez (California)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I am currently training for my first marathon. I needed a book that would teach me how to eat for the long runs, help me to lose weight and have the energy I need.
Nancy Clark's book is practical, easy to understand and it works for me. The recipes in the back of the book are great - even my kids are eating them! This is not the kind of book that you just read once through. The book is packed with information. It is a reference tool. I refer back to it often as I have questions and am working to fine tune my eating.
I heartily recommend Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook!
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