Nutritional Requirement for a Healthy and Successful Athlete
S. Daisy
Deputy Director in Physical Education, Community Science College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu (625 105), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Athlete, Health, Nutrition, Sportsmen
Abstract
This paper presents the important of different nutrients and sources of nutrients for a healthy and efficient athlete. Nutrition plays a very important role in attaining high level of achievements in sports. Nutritional status has a direct bearing on the level of physical performance. Hence, physical fitness and training are very much dependent on nutritional status of sports personnel.
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