Anita Bean's Sports Nutrition for Women

Carefully researched and fully up to date, and written by an experienced sports nutritionist, Anita Bean's book is written in a clear and accessible way to appeal directly to active women.
Women who exercise regularly have specific nutritional needs. This book covers topics such as exercise and the menstrual cycle, bone health, disordered eating, weight loss and iron deficiency anaemia.
Around 45% of women take place in sport or physical activity, and over 4.4 million women are members of sports clubs (21% of women).
A recipe section gives women lots of ideas for healthy and easy-to-cook meals and snacks.

Anita Bean is an accomplished sportsperson, one of the UK's most respected nutritionists and a bestselling author. She is the author of The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition, Food for Fitness, Healthy Eating for Kids, and The Complete Guide to Strength Training, among other titles.

Introduction
1 The nutritional needs of female athletes
2 Eating disorders and disordered eating in female athletes
3 Body composition and sports performance
4 Amenorrhoea and sport
5 Nutrition and exercise in pregnancy
6 Recipes
Resources