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- Title
Interaction of nutrition, health and performance in disabled athletes.
- Authors
Özdemir G; Ersoy G
- Abstract
Sports, with their therapeutic and rehabilitative effects, help to enhance the physical, social, emotional and mental health of disabled people. Nowadays, the importance attached to disabled sports gives the disabled athletes an opportunity to achieve great successes. Appropriate nutrition is of importance for disabled athletes, and providing related information contributes to reaching better performance. Few studies are available on food consumption of disabled individuals and athletes, whereas the data, which would be obtained from studies considering the altering physical condition of disabled athletes, will promote their quality of life.
- Publication
Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Turkiye Fiziksel Tip ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi, 2009, Vol 55, Issue 3, p116
- ISSN
1302-0234
- Publication type
Journal Article