Resource Guides: Triton Pride! Library Resources for Athletes on the Go!: Nutrition, Health, and Fitness

Healthy Habits for Student Athletes

On this page you'll find quality information sources on nutrition, fitness, healthy lifestyles, and health risks with athletes' specialized needs and concerns in mind.

Nutrition for Athletes

Exercise and fluid replacement
American College of Sports Medicine
Nutrition and athletic performance
Joint position statement authored by the American Dietetic Association (ADA), Dietitians of Canada (DC), and American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), based on evidence-based nutrition research; addresses training diets, hydration, vegetarian athletes, the efficacy of various supplements, environmental factors such as altitude and weather, and much more.
Nutrition for athletes: a practical guide to eating for health and performance
Prepared by the Nutrition Working Group of the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee
Nutrition guide for the athlete
Mark Johnson, University of Minnesota Extenstion Service
Selecting and effectively using sports drinks, carbohydrate gels and energy bars
American College of Sports Medicine

Health, Fitness, and Safety for Athletes

2014-2015 NCAA sports medicine handbook
David Klossner, National Collegiate Athletic Association
Athletes and eating disorders
NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association)
College Drinking--Changing the Culture
Research-based information on issues related to alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students.
Concussion in athletics
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Female athlete triad
American College of Sports Medicine. Female athlete triad is a syndrome charactirized by disordered eating, amenorrhea, and loss of bone density in female athletes.
Female Athlete Triad Coalition
Female athlete triad is a syndrome charactirized by disordered eating, amenorrhea, and loss of bone density in female athletes. The Coalition promotes optimal health and well-being for female athletes and active girls and women.
Heat illness
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Managing student-athletes' mental health issues
Ron A. Thompson, et al., National Collegiate Athletic Association
MedlinePlus
Have a health question? Try MedlinePlus, a rich and reliable health reference site from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Muscle-enhancing behaviors among adolescent girls and boys
M. Eisenberg, et al. Pediatrics. 130(6). December 2012.
NCAA National Study on Collegiate Wagering
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Performance-enhancing drugs: Know the risks
Mayo Clinic
Sickle cell trait
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Skin issues
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Sports injuries
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases site on common sports injuries and their care.
Stress management
Mayo Clinic
The Bacchus Network
Collegiate peer education initiative that supports the achievement of students’ academic and personal success by building skills in student leaders to address campus health and safety issues.