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Full-Text Articles in Sports Sciences
"She's Got Nothing!": A Researcher's Journey To The Study Of "Trash Talking" In Sport, Maura Rosenthal
"She's Got Nothing!": A Researcher's Journey To The Study Of "Trash Talking" In Sport, Maura Rosenthal
Bridgewater Review
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Energy In-Energy Out: A Balanced Equation?, Kathleen M. Laquale
Energy In-Energy Out: A Balanced Equation?, Kathleen M. Laquale
Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies Faculty Publications
The article reports that many athletes are not ingesting an adequate number of calories from their diets. Fat and lean body mass become the sources for fuel for energy and this leads to lack of tissue growth. Exercise physiologists have calculated energy intake and energy expenditure metrics with recommendations.
Why Look At A Food Label?, Kathleen M. Laquale
Why Look At A Food Label?, Kathleen M. Laquale
Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies Faculty Publications
The article presents information on reading food labels to assist athletes in making better food choices. It discusses the six components required to appear on labels by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including product identity, net contents or number of servings per container, and the ingredient list. The key recommendations of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are presented. Daily values as an expression of a food's nutrient content are discussed.
Nutritional Concerns For Ethnically Diverse Athletes, Kathleen M. Laquale
Nutritional Concerns For Ethnically Diverse Athletes, Kathleen M. Laquale
Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies Faculty Publications
The article discusses the variety of international nutritional guidelines, comparing the food guide pyramid of the United States to similar constructs such as the Chinese food guide pagoda. Athletic therapists are advised to consider culinary differences between cultures when advising ethnically diverse athletes on nutritional issues.
Red Bull: The Other Energy Drink And Its Effect On Performance, Kathleen M. Laquale
Red Bull: The Other Energy Drink And Its Effect On Performance, Kathleen M. Laquale
Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies Faculty Publications
The article reports on Red Bull energy drink and its effectiveness. It is created with synthetic ingredients which are stated to be the best quality available from pharmaceutical companies. Caffeine is one of the key ingredients which is normally not found in sports energy drinks. The limited research concludes that taurine and glucuronolactone in Red Bull have not been proven to improve body functions.
Wheelchair Athletes’ Challenges With The 2007 Boston Maratho, Joseph H. Huber, J. L. Mackool
Wheelchair Athletes’ Challenges With The 2007 Boston Maratho, Joseph H. Huber, J. L. Mackool
Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies Faculty Publications
The article discusses the performance of wheelchair athletes at the 2007 Boston Marathon. A discussion of concerns about the safety of the participating wheelchair athletes in the marathon which were raised by bad weather at the event is presented. The results of the men's wheelchair division, which was won by Masazumi Soejima of Japan, the women's wheelchair division, which was won by Wakako Tsuchido of Japan, all time men's top ten finish times which were led by Ernst Van Dyk of South Africa, and the all time women's top ten finishers which were led by Jean Driscoll of Illinois are …