Extreme and rare sports: performance demands, drivers, functional foods, and nutrition

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Preface .................................................................................................xi<
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Editors .................................................................................................xv<
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Section I Introduction to Extreme Sports<
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Chapter 1 Extreme Endurance Sports --
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Chapter 2 Open-Water Swimming .................................................................. 11<
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Chapter 3 Contact and Combat Sports: Sports Nutrition Benefits ..................... 35<
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Chapter 4 An Overview on the Nutritional Requirements for Athletes<
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Engaged in Extreme Endurance Events ............................................................49<
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Chapter 5 Functional Foods: Role in Endurance Sports ........................................ 73<
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Chapter 6 Prosthetics and Limb Health in Extreme Sports .................................. 115<
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Chapter 7 Nutritional Requirements in Extreme Sports ......................................127<
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Chapter 8 Dietary Supplements for Use in Extreme Sports ...................................................................................................................... 143<
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Chapter 9 Intake of Selected Nutrients and Some Morphological and<
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Biochemical Blood Parameters of Professional Athletes ..................................... 177<
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Chapter 10 Testosterone in Sport: The Androgen Response to Extreme<
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Endurance Exercise .......................................................................................... 193<
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Chapter 12 Greek Olympic Sports: The Beginning of Modern<
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Extreme Sports .................................................................................................... 219<
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Chapter 13 An Overview of Extreme Sports ........................................................... 237<
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Chapter 14 An Overview of Challenging Mountain and High Altitude Sports ............. 259<
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Chapter 15 Structurally Diverse Water Sports in Extreme Conditions .........................277<
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Chapter 16 An Overview on the Beneficial Effects of Hydration ..................................297<
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Chapter 17 Versatile Use of Gelatin in Functional Food and Nutraceuticals....................... 311<
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Contractions......................................................................................................... 321<
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Chapter 19 Extreme Sports: Growth Prospect, Marketing Potential, and<
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Opportunities: A Commentary........................................................................... 341<
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