Introduction to nutrition for health fitness and sports performance 2 healthful nutrition for fitness and sport the consumer athlete 3 human energy 4 carbohydrates the main energy food 5 fat an important energy source during exercise 6 protein the tissue builder 7 vitamins the organic regulators 8 minerals the inorganic regulators 9 water electrolytes and temperature . Nutrition for health fitness sport now in its eleventh edition provides the reader with thorough coverage of the role nutrition plays in enhancing ones health fitness and sport performance current research and practical activities are incorporated throughout. Nutrition for health fitness sport now in its tenth edition provides the reader with thorough coverage of the role nutrition plays in enhancing ones health fitness and sport performance current research and practical activities are incorporated throughout. Sports nutrition focuses on good eating habits all the time but also may focus on carbohydrates for example athletes training for endurance events may eat more carbohydrates in their diets in the days before the event to boost their energy and performance protein for muscle repair and growth is another important aspect of sports nutrition. Nutrition for health fitness and sport uses a question answer approach which is convenient when you may have occasional short periods to study such as riding a bus or during a lunch break in addition the questions are arranged in a logical sequence the answer to one question often leading into the question that follows