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Nutrition books

Unread postby EIUvltr » Sun Dec 10, 2006 3:35 pm

I was wondering if anyone knew of any really good books about nutrition. I'm not talking about Oprah's carb conscious diet book or any crap like that. I'm talking about the super scientific, top-of-the-line, over-the-top, 900 page nutrition book. Any one know of any?
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Unread postby vault3rb0y » Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:38 pm

Major in Nutrition and take my dads courses at Cornell :). I will ask him what book(s) he has his students read and get back to you.
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Unread postby jcoover » Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:52 pm

haha, yea anyone can just sign up for classes at Cornell :P i wish.
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Unread postby vault3rb0y » Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:54 pm

i emailed my dad but hes in peru, hopefully he'll get back to me soon. Im sure theres more than 1 main book, but i told him its an athlete looking for an in-depth nutrition book, we'll see what he comes up with.
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Unread postby EIUvltr » Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:47 pm

thanks, I'm sure he knows some book that is the bible of nutrition books, which is what I'm looking for
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Unread postby NebPV » Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:11 pm

Perspectives in Nutrition (seventh Edition)
writen by: Gordon M. Wardlaw, and Jeffrey S. Hampl

Ed didn't you have nutrition classes with me at Nebraska!!

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Unread postby EIUvltr » Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:41 pm

awww, My effort to remain anonymous has obviously been defeated

And no, I wish I had taken a nutrition class tho. I really wanna take that leadership course that Tom Osbourne is teaching!
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Unread postby EIUvltr » Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:43 pm

I miss the Hewit... :(
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Unread postby SweetPVJumps » Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:32 am

Food for Fitness: Eat Right to Train Right, by Chris Carmichael. i read that during my healthy eating craze a couple years ago, i recommend it.
i also read the Complete Idiot's Guide to Vitamins and Minerals, not a bad read either :P
yeah, i definately think both would be helpful to you

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Unread postby vault3rb0y » Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:23 am

Hey heres the email my dad sent me for the book, you should check it out

Hey Jas - here's the second email I sent last week. dad


Hi Jas - I had a few spare minutes during my meeting so I took a
look at
amazon.com. This book (below) is written by some of the top
researchers
in the field (for the past 30 years). It's a serious textbook on
the
subject so will be pretty dense reading but serious athletes with some
basic biology background should be able to get a lot of useful
information
from it. I doubt they will find any magic solutions or quick fixes,
but
just some solid principles for nutrition, exercise and performance.
If
you end up studying exercise science in college, you'll probably find
yourself using this textbook in one of your courses. Love, Dad


http://www.amazon.com/Sports-Exercise-Nutrition-William-McArdle/dp/0683304496/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_a/103-4979282-3217450




Sports & Exercise Nutrition (Hardcover) by William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch
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Unread postby EIUvltr » Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:48 am

awesome, thanks. That may have been one of the most useful posts in PVP history, at least for me
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Unread postby vault3rb0y » Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:51 pm

well that figures... i post over 650 times and my dad gets credit for one of them, and its the most useful one in PVP history :P. j/k... good luck with it, im actually considering taking a look at the book myself!
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