Nutrition for Health, Fitness & Sport (Paperback)

by Melvin Williams (Author)

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Product Description
This textbook provides the reader with thorough coverage of the role nutrition plays in enhancing one's health, fitness, and sport performance. Current research and practical activities are incorporated throughout.

About the Author
Melvin Williams is the Director of Human Performance Laboratory at Old Dominion University, and has more than 30 years of lab research with a focus on the role of nutrition in sports. He has written and edited five books on ergogenic aids and the role of nutrition in sports -- his two latest books are The Ergogenics Edge: Pushing the Limits of Sports Performance (Human Kinetics) and Nutrition for Health, Fitness, and Sports, Sixth Edition (McGraw-Hill). He earned a B.S. from East Stroudsburg State College (1962), a Master of Education degree from Ohio University (1963), and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland (1968), with a doctoral dissertation on the effects of alcohol as a possible means to enhance strength and endurance. He's an accomplished marathon runner, placing first in his age group numerous times in the Marine Corps Marathon, which merited his selection in the Marine Corps Marathon Hall of Fame in 2001.

Product Details

• Paperback: 648 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 9 edition (February 11, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0073375551
• ISBN-13: 978-0073375557
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #329,749 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for a typical student, March 1, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Nutrition for Health, Fitness & Sport with PowerWeb (Paperback)

This book might serve the purpose of an athlete, but may not be good for a typical student or non-student.
It has cited too many references, as if it is for a student pursuing a research program. An average undergraduate student has no time to scan through piles of references cited in this book.
It has little by way of visual aids.
Its contents do not present a straightforward methodology for an average person to deduce pros and cons of a food menu.
It has some biased opinions. For example, Figure 1.4 does not list Smoking as a possible cause for Lung Cancer.
It does not give any information about the author, apart from the author's being at the Old Dominion University.
The web link www.mhhe.com/williams stated on the back page of this book is not valid. This becomes a frustrating experience.
The book is in Paperback format, is used mainly by community-college students with limited budgets for books, and is not a monopoly book. Many better and cheaper textbooks on this subject are available from other publishers. Thus, this book's price tag of $95 is super high. Even the 7th edition's price tag of $75 seems to be high.

5.0 out of 5 stars fast and easy, June 26, 2009

By	M. An - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Nutrition for Health, Fitness, & Sport (Paperback)

I got the book pretty quick and it was in very good condition. I would recommend anyone to buy books here!

7 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tons of information that you can understand and apply, October 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Nutrition For Health, Fitness, And Sport (Paperback)

Melvin Williams has written a great book on sports nutrition. He takes a chapter to cover every nutrient including supplementation and athletic performance in regards to that nutrient. He also covers fluid and electrolytes. He also includes weight loss, weight gain chapters that are very useful for any athlete of any level.