The pocket guide to the glucose revolution and sports nutrition - Helen O'Connor

Sports nutrition is a new and dynamic science dedicated to unravelling the key nutrition factors that boost sports performance. What you eat does make a difference to your performance. The trick is getting into the right eating routine, keeping up to date and ignoring the confusing nutrition myths that abound.

This book looks at a new key factor, the G.I. factor, and features:

- a quick quiz to help readers assess current eating habits

- case studies providing fun, easy and practical ways to eat for better performance

- foods to consume during exercise and those that speed recovery

- the truth about carbohydrate loading