Changing Body Composition Through Diet & Exercise

Description Dive into the exciting new field of performance nutrition and get a complete, comprehensive look at your body’s physiology. Drawing on cutting-edge research, Professor Michael Ormsbee, Ph.D., offers diet and exercise recommendations to help you meet your needs and reach your goals — regardless of sex, age or fitness level.

• Class Preview
• Body Composition: Managing Our Expectations
• A Healthier Way to Measure Body Composition
• How Food Is Digested & Absorbed
• Nutritional Needs & Cellular Function
• Bioenergetics: Converting Food to Energy
• Carbohydrates: Composition, Storage & Use
• Fat: Not the Nutritional Bad Guy
• Protein's Critical Role in Body Composition
• High-Protein Diets & Anabolic Resistance
• Critical Micronutrients & Water
• Food Labeling & Nutritional Choices
• Nutrient Timing & Frequency
• Nighttime Eating
• Evaluating Dietary Supplements
• Energy Balance & Weight Control
• The Caloric Cost of Exercise
• Exercise for Fat Loss
• Exercise for Healthy Muscle Mass
• Hormones & Body Composition
• Novel Ways to Change Body Composition
• Nutrition & Exercise: Special Needs
• Set Point Theory & the Last Five Pounds
• Choosing Your Nutrition Plan
• Motivation to Change Your Body Composition