Dept of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA; Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Benjamin Leon Center for Geriatric Research and Education and Dept of Medicine, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL; Dept of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seatt...

2014;27(3) S Afr J Clin Nutr Sedibe MH,1,2 MSc, Senior Lecturer; Feeley AB,1 PhD, Honorary Research Fellow; Voorend C,3 MSc, Postgraduate Student Griffiths PL,1,4 PhD, Reader; Doak CM,3 PhD, Lecturer; Norris SA,1 PhD, Associate Professor 1MRC/WITS Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2Fac...

Korean J Radiol 13(2), Mar/Apr 2012 kjronline.org RE: Few Comments on: “Musculoskeletal Applications of Elastography: A Pictorial Essay of Our Initial Experience” Luca Maria Sconfienza, Davide Orlandi, Stefano Longo, Enzo Silvestri Servizio di Radiologia, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Via Morandi 30, San Donato Milanese, Milano 20097, Italy; Scuola di Specializzazione in Radiodiagnostica, Unive...

Background Currently, the ISSN recommends 50-80 kcal/kg/day for strength athletes participating in intense training. In addition to caloric recommendations, other macronutrient recommendations include protein, carbohydrate and fat, 1.5-2.0 g/kg bodyweight, 5-8 g/kg bodyweight, and 30% of total calories respectively. Athletes participating in collegiate club sports may not have the benefit of ob...

Young aesthetic athletes require special understanding of the athletic biomechanical demands peculiar to each sport. The performance of these activities may impart specific biomechanical stresses and subsequent injury patterns. The clinician must understand these aspects as well as the spinal changes that occur with growth when many of these injuries often occur. Further, athletes, parents, coa...

BACKGROUND Individuals who have knowledge on the importance of adequate and balanced diet and reflect this knowledge to their behaviors are considered to be more successful in sports life. The present study aims to evaluate the nutrition knowledge of students receiving sports education in universities. METHODS The study sample consists of 343 voluntary students from the Sports Departments of ...

The amount, composition and timing of food intake can profoundly affect sports performance. Good nutritional practice will help athletes train hard, recover quickly and adapt more effectively with less risk of illness and injury. Athletes should adopt specific nutritional strategies before and during competition to help maximise their performance. Athletes will benefit from the guidance of a qu...

Justine J. Reel and Sonya SooHoo are with the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. E-mail: [email protected]. Holly Doetsch is with the Department of Nutrition at the University of Utah; Jennifer E. Carter is with the Department of Family Medicine at The Ohio State University in Columbus. Trent A. Petrie, is with the Department of Psychol...

Flurin Item,* Susanne Heinzer-Schweizer,* Michael Wyss, Piero Fontana, Roger Lehmann, Anke Henning, Markus Weber, Peter Boesiger, Urs Boutellier, and Marco Toigo Exercise Physiology, Institute of Human Movement Sciences and Sport, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Institute for ...