Sports Nutrition Laboratory Manual - 1st Ed.
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Mary P Miles, Montana State University
Stephanie M.G. Wilson, Montana State University
Morgan L Chamberlin, Montana State University
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Publisher: TRAILS
Language: English
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Table of Contents
LABORATORIES
1 - Laboratory Safety and Standard Operating Procedures
2 - Substrate Utilization
3 - Carbohydrate Supplementation and Glycemic Responses
4 - Hydration
5 - Metabolic Health and Energy Availability
APPENDICES
A - Guidelines, Format, and Requirements for Laboratory Reports
B - Best Practices to Prevent Laboratory Acquired Infections
C - Suggested Laboratory Equipment
Ancillary Material
About the Book
This lab manual is designed for the upper division and graduate sports nutrition courses, covering, supporting, and reinforcing fundamental nutritional concepts. This manual provides hands-on experience that will help strengthen student’s knowledge and application of the material. Labs focus on learning areas of exercise intensity and substrate utilization, measuring glycemic responses to selected food items with or without exercise, designing sports drinks and testing rehydration responses, and metabolic health. Additionally, this manual provides a step-by-step guide to strengthen student’s ability to generate data and convey their results in a scientific manner.
About the Contributors
Authors
Mary P. Miles received her Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is a Professor of Exercise Science at Montana State University. Miles has taught sports nutrition courses at the undergraduate and graduate level for more than 20 years. She leads the Nutrition Research Laboratory at Montana State University. Miles, a longstanding member of the American College of Sports Medicine, has served as a past co-chair of the college’s Nutrition Interest Group and has been an associate editor for Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism since 2013.
Stephanie M.G. Wilson received her Masters Degree in Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Montana State University, Bozeman. She is a PhD candidate with Dr. Mary P. Miles. Wilson joined the Nutrition Research Laboratory at Montana State University in 2015 and has been a member of the American College of Sports Medicine since 2016.
Morgan L. Chamberlin received her Masters Degree in Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Montana State University, Bozeman. She is a PhD student with Dr. Mary P. Miles. Chamberlin joined the Nutrition Research Laboratory at Montana State University in 2017. Chamberlin is also a registered dietitian and is licensed in the state of MT.