Apply the science of nutrition in your practice.
Be prepared to apply the science of Sports Nutrition to your future clients. Developed in partnership with the American Council for Exercise (ACE), the 3rd Edition of this popular text merges the basic principles and latest evidence-based scientific understanding of sports nutrition with the real-world practical applications that health professional students must master to optimize athletic performance, overall satisfaction, and success with sports and physical activity.

Step-by-step, you’ll learn about the scientific basis of sports nutrition and how to apply that knowledge to real-life situations and interactions with clients. You’ll follow six different clients as they are evaluated by a variety of health professionals and undergo a series of assessments and self-administered tests.

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The access code, inside new, printed texts, unlocks a wealth of instructor and student resources online. You’ll have access to physiology animations, online questions, and interactive case studies.

Updated & Revised! Reflects the latest evidence-based knowledge and scientific understanding of sports nutrition.
Updated! Incorporates changes to nutritional policies by the Department of Health and the FDA, including the 2020–2025Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
New! Introduces the ACE Mover Method™ through the ACE ABC Approach™, which offers a step-by-step process of empowering clients to make behavioral changes to improve their health, fitness, and performance/



Six unfolding case studies illustrate major nutritional principles and how they apply in practice with a series of assessments by a variety of health professions and self-administered tests designed to evaluate and optimize the client’s nutritional status.
“Evaluating the Evidence” boxes promote students the critical thinking needed to understand, interpret, and use the results of peer-reviewed research studies.
“Speed Bumps” or review questions highlight the major points of the preceding several paragraphs.
A “Key Points Summary” at the end of each chapter distills the main learning points from the chapter into a succinct list of critical take-home points.
Discussions of the role of nutrition in each major allied health profession highlight its relevance to the scope of practice in each field and develop the knowledge base practitioners need to educate their clients about the relationship between nutrition and exercise.

A consistent organization in each chapter makes learning easier with chapter outlines, learning objectives, illustrations, summary of major points, and case-based, multiple-choice questions to assess progress.