In the ever-present battle to achieve the thrill of victory rather than the agony of defeat, researchers are providing enough new information to warrant a new edition in a fairly short time. Primarily addressing academics and professionals in sports nutrition, contributors provide surveys of the most recent research in ascorbic acid, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, the B-complex, and vitamins A, D, K and E. The also describe studies on trace elements such as iron, zinc, copper, iodine, chromium, selenium, boron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, silicon and vanadium. The editors also make it clear that such studies not only help athletes beat each other by a nanosecond but also benefit we mere mortals as well. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)