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Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook | 
 enlarge | Author: Nancy Clark
Publisher: Human Kinetics Europe Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £11.99
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 10883
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4Rev Ed
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: April 11, 2008
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Amazon.co.uk Review
What's the best diet for good health and athletic performance? In her Sports Nutrition Guidebook, Nancy Clark, MS, RD, 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 emphasises a varied, wholesome, moderate diet high in complex carbohydrates ("without question, wholesome carbohydrates are the best choices for fuelling your muscles and promoting good health"), especially whole grains and starches; adequate but not excessive protein; and 20 to 35 per cent fat. Learn the components and variables of your ideal diet, with tables of nutritional information and marvellous titbits, such as calorie/fat counts of various fast foods. Did you realise 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. This book is highly recommended for athletes, exercisers and average folk who want to understand how to design a personalised diet. --Joan Price, Amazon.com
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 Cant recommend this August 15, 2006
Mr. Steve Thomas
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book tends to regurgitate the results of research and then knocks back any other opinions based on this. There was very little information on supplements (creatine is barely even mentioned !) however protein shakes were rubbished based solely on the premise that the same amount of protein can be obtained from eating the right foods - what it fails to mention is that protein shakes are designed to get the protein to the muscle ASAP by way of insulin spiking, a subject not even covered.
I also thought there was not enough material on popular foods and their nutritional make up, nor conventional sports nutrition in contrast to popular research.
This book is only good if you want to see one side of an argument - the side that has research behind it but ignores the practical experience of thousands of athletes.
 One of the best books for anyone trying to loose weight August 24, 1999
9 out of 9 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.
The BEST Book on Sports Nutrition August 13, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Nancy Clark writes an easy to read, nuts and bolts guide to sports nutrition that benefits the weekend warrior to the serious athlete. You'll get all your questions answered with this straight forward and practical guide.
 beginners only May 23, 1999
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book provides the most basic of information, and in my opinion it is somewhat outdated. I imagine a third revision will be coming soon. If you want to learn the basics of nutritional science this would be a good place to start.
An excellent analysis of the needs of part time athletes! February 25, 1999
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I liked Nancy Clark's book for two reasons. First, I appreciated her clear and concise presentation of the information. Second, the way she used scientific studies, etc. to back up her conclusions appealed to me. As a part time triathlete, I refer to this book by her and others by Covert Bailey as my primary reference tools on nutrition.
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