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Nutritional Web Resources
UA Campus Health - Go to Health Education Library in the left column; then go to Nutrition in the right column. Then to sports nutrition on the left. Scan the list of outstanding handouts and print which ones you need!!
Gatorade Sports Science Institute top-rated website, www.gssiweb.com provides research-based sports nutrition information and educational resources for professionals. Free on-line membership gives you access to all publications in their “Reference Desk,” including the Sports Science Exchange Articles, Coach’s Corner, and Roundtables. SCAN (Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutritionists) - www.nutrifit.org This is the American Dietetic Association’c practice group of sports nutritionists and includes articles and information from the top people in the profession around the country.
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) website - www.ncaa.org Go to Education Outreach, then find the link to nutrition and performance.
The National Institutes of Health’s Office of Dietary Supplements: http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov This is an incredible resource for up-to-date information on supplements of all kinds.
Physician and Sports Medicine - www.physsportsmed.com Lots of information relevant to sports. To get to the nutrition and supplements information content click on “journal” then go to the bottom of the page and click on “search.” Entering “nutrition” or “supplements” gets you a wide variety of interesting articles.
Supplement Watch at. www.supplementwatch.com is a well-regarded source of credible information at a very user-friendly website.
Tufts University has one of the top nutrition websites in the US at www.navigator.tufts.edu It sorts many other nutrition websites into categories for easy reference for professionals and the public.
Books
Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook, 2nd Edition. Nancy Clark, MS, RD, 1997, Human Kinetics.
The College Student’s Guide to Eating Well on Campus. Ann Selkowitz Litt, MS, RD, LD, 2000, Tulip Hill Press.
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