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Intro to sports nutrition
Define anabolism,
Define catabolism,
Give the three components of ener...
17  cards
Is a high fat diet beneficial for athletes?
Describe the basic structure of a...,
What does the 18 1n 9 indicate ab...,
Why are some fatty acids classed ...
16  cards
seminar 1
What are three commonly used meth...,
Give some limitations problems fa...,
What value is used to calculate e...
3  cards
Protein for resistance exercise
Name the 8 essential amino acids,
Name the 8 amino acids which can ...,
What is the definition of a dispe...
25  cards
Protein for endurance exercise
Give two reasons why protein may ...,
Has there been evidence to show t...,
Can the addition of protein to po...
10  cards
Carbohydrate ingestion during exercise
Name the 6 possible sources of en...,
How can training and diet increas...,
How does muscle glycogen utalisat...
15  cards
Carbohydrate ingestion to replace muscle glycogen
What relationship is seen between...,
Explain the concept of glycogen s...,
Explain why a mod high carb intak...
17  cards
Water balance
Why does an overweight person hav...,
In the body what is the ratio of ...,
Name 3 methods of water entering ...
14  cards
water for exercise performance
Above what level of dehydration i...,
What are the two types of exercis...,
Why is the performance decline as...
8  cards
Micronutrients
Name and describe the two types o...,
Which twp vitamins can the body s...,
Name the main functions of vitami...
19  cards
Protein 1 studies
Witard et al 2014,
Macnaughton et al 2016,
Wilkinson et al 2007
9  cards
CHO 2 studied
Coyle et al 1986,
Bergstrom and hultman 1966,
Sherman et al 1981
7  cards
water 1 readings
Jones et al 2010,
Shirrefs et al 1996,
Shirreffs and maughan 1998
6  cards
Water 2 readings
Flemming and james 2014,
Fallowfield et al 1996,
Kenfick et al 2010
5  cards
Supplements 3 readings
Hultman et al 1996,
Sale et al 2009,
Green et al 1996
7  cards
Applied sports nutrition readings
Saris et al 1989,
Hulston and jeukendrup 2009,
Carter et al 2004
4  cards
Supplements 2
Give reasons why an athlete may h...,
What reasons do athletes give for...,
Explain what an ergogenic aid is ...
6  cards
creatine and beta alanine supplementaion
Discuss the creatine cycle,
Describe the general patterns see...,
What are the common doses of crea...
17  cards

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