Main description:

Many sports nutrition professionals are challenged by their lack of knowledge of both the functional limitations and the required alterations to training of the athlete with an impairment. In cases where the impairment results in minimal differences in the physiological basis of exercise, sports nutrition principles are easily transferable. However, other impairments such as spinal cord injuries, spina bifida, and cerebral palsy require a very individualized approach to estimations of energy expenditure and carbohydrate and fluid requirements.

Sports Nutrition for Paralympic Athletes provides information on the broad subcategories of all physical impairments, along with visual, hearing, and intellectual impairments. Specific areas such as body composition, supplements, and practical issues are discussed comprehensively. Case studies enhance and illustrate a direct and first-hand application to managing Paralympic athletes.

Sports nutrition can be the difference in being competitive and making the podium. With the rapidly increasing Paralympic profile, this book will be required reading for professionals endeavoring to give their athletes the competitive edge. This book will challenge and stimulate current and future research in this area to improve the delivery of this intrinsic component of athlete preparation.

Contents:

Introduction
Elizabeth Broad

Sport for Individuals with an Impairment
Peter Van de Vliet

Principles of Sports Nutrition
Elizabeth Broad and Louise Burke

Spinal Cord Injuries
Victoria Goosey-Tolfrey, Jennifer Krempien and Mike Price

Cerebral Palsy and Acquired Brain Injuries
Jeanette Crosland and Craig Boyd

Nutrition for Amputees
Nanna L. Meyer and Stephanie Edwards

Les Autres
Elizabeth Broad

Vision and Hearing Impairment
Elizabeth Broad

Intellectual Impairments
Elizabeth Broad

Medical Issues, Pharmacology and Nutrient Interactions
Matthias Strupler and Claudio Perret

Use of Supplements in Athletes
Claudio Perret and Greg Shaw

Assessing Body Composition of Athletes
Gary Slater

Practical Sports Nutrition Issues
Siobhan Crawshay and Jeanette Crosland

Summary and Future Directions
Elizabeth Broad