“With so many publications on sports nutrition, why another book?” These were more or less the words used by Justin when approached by Ian with the grand idea of writing a very large book together a few years ago! There are several reasons for this, but perhaps the most important is the focus on integrative health that these authors bring to the sports nutrition field. The prevailing sports nutrition literature is dominated by macronutrient thinking – how many grams of fats, carbs and proteins does an athlete need to perform well – but what happens when an athlete’s gut does now adequately digest and absorb the ingested foods, and what happens to their available energy when the mitochondria lack sufficient co-factor nourishment and antioxidant protection? Integrative Sport and Exercise Nutrition holds an athlete’s health central to their physical performance.
Secondly, sports nutrition thinking is mostly derived from academic research, so with at least one academic researcher and one nutrition practitioner contributing to each chapter, this textbook looks to blend science with practice, including a consideration of how scientists and practitioners think.
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About Professor Justin Roberts
Justin Roberts PhD SFHEA FBANT is a Professor of Nutritional Physiology, applied to exercise and functional health, at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. He is a Registered Nutritionist® and Fellow of the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine, Editor‐in‐Chief of the Nutrition Evidence Database (supporting an evidence‐based approach for nutrition practitioners, academic researchers and students), and Chair of the Nutritional Therapy Education Commission. With over three decades of experience in nutrition, and sport and exercise physiology, Justin has worked with individuals across a diverse range of sports, including professional athletes and teams.
About Ian Craig
Ian Craig MSc DipCNE FBANT is the founder of the Centre for Integrative Sports Nutrition, the world’s first organisation to bring integrative thinking into sport and exercise nutrition. With academic backgrounds in both exercise physiology and nutritional therapy, and a long career as a middle‐distance athlete and coach, he has been developing the concept of integrative sport and exercise nutrition for the past two decades. As an experienced practitioner and co‐author of Wholesome Nutrition, Ian supports athletes (recreational to elite) and individuals with lifestyle‐oriented health imbalances, based in his native Scotland.
