Position of the American Dietetic Association and the Canadian Dietetic Association: nutrition for physical fitness and athletic performance for adults.
The importance of diet and healthful food choices in optimizing health status, fitness levels, and athletic performance has been recognized by both participants and professionals. There continues to be a need for the interpretation of new research findings in this fast-growing discipline and for the dissemination of nutrition information and training techniques for a broad spectrum of individuals involved in various forms of physical activity. The registered dietitian who has specialized in exercise physiology and sports nutrition has the knowledge and counseling skills to act as the provider of this nutrition information. Additional information may be obtained in the Sports Nutrition Manual, 2nd edition, published by The American Dietetic Association and the Sports and Cardiovascular Nutrition dietetic practice group as well as in Sport Nutrition for the Athletes of Canada, published by the Sport Nutrition Advisory Committee of the Sports Medicine and Science Council of Canada.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001823:Body Composition; D002170:Canada; D002648:Child; D003681:Dehydration / Q000517:prevention & control; D004032:Diet; D004046:Dietetics; D004435:Eating; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011247:Pregnancy; D012952:Societies; D013177:Sports; D014481:United States; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage
D008903:Minerals; D014815:Vitamins