Binding: Mass Market Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 613.2024796 EAN: 9781569246764 ISBN: 1569246769 Label: Marlowe & Company Manufacturer: Marlowe & Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 113 Publication Date: 2000-03 Publisher: Marlowe & Company Sales Rank: 1206351 Studio: Marlowe & Company
Book DescriptionThis quick guide shows both serious athletes and weekend warriors how to manipulate the glycemic index of their diets to boost athletic performance, enhance stamina, and prevent fatigue. Subjects covered include energy-charging with carbohydrates; refueling hints; menus; and the glycemic index, and fat and carbohydrate content, of over 300 foods.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - No References, Questionable Advice
The thing that bothered me the most was that this book didn't have a single reference.
The narrative style makes this more like a novel than a scientific legitimate nutritional text. The Authors recommend a typical high carbohydrate, low fat diet. Fiber is bad because it makes you gassy and jelly beans are ok. White bread is good... It is absolutely biased and based on the GI Index approach.
According to the book, for my activity level and my weight (230 lbs), I should ... Read More
Rating: - Good, but not complete
This guide picks up very well where the original Glucose Revolution end. It covers how the glycemic index can be used in enhancing sports performance by discussing when to eat foods with different GI's. The books begins with an overview of the glycemic index (good enough that you may not need to read the original book) and then moves into discussing it's impacts on sports nutrition. It closes by presenting several case studies that give examples of how the GI can be intergrated with various sports ... Read More
- No References, Questionable Advice
- Good, but not complete
