A comparison of pre-competition eating patterns in a group of non-elite triathletes

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 442-457

  Robins, Anna ^a   Hetherington, Marion M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endurance performance; Food choice; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EATING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCIENCE; TAPE RECORDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

EID: 24644487678     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.15.4.442     Document Type: Article

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