Pediatric sports nutrition: An update

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 304-309

  Nemet, Dan ^a,b   Eliakim, Alon ^a,b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Anemia; Exercise; Hydration; Protein

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CREATINE; IRON; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ATHLETE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE METABOLISM; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CHILD; COMPETITION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDRATION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON STORAGE; LIQUID; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; SPORT; TRAINING; AGE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BONE; CHILD NUTRITION; FEMALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BONE AND BONES; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGY PHENOMENA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; SPORTS;

EID: 65549146875     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e32832a215b     Document Type: Review

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