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Australian Institute of Sport.
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Sports Dietitians Australia.
References used for this fact sheet
- Burke L 2007, Practical sports nutrition, Human Kinetics, Australia.
- Burke L, Deakin V 2010, Clinical sports nutrition, McGraw-Hill, Sydney.
- Burke LM, Kiens B & Ivy J 2004, ‘Carbohydrates and fat for training and recovery’, Journal of Sports Science, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 15–30. More information here.
- Nutrition fact sheets: Basics, Australian Institute of Sport, Australian Government. More information here.
- Sports nutrition resources, Nutrition Australia. More information here.
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