When Martina Navratilova won the U.S. Open

in 1983, the T.V. audience heard her thank her

celebrated sports nutritionist, Dr. Robert Haas,

for his contribution to her victory. Now Haas,

nutrition counselor to many world-class cham-

pions, shares the advice he has given Navrati-

lova, Jimmy Connors, Fred Stolle, Gene Mayer,

the U.S. Davis Cup Team and many other

sports luminaries to bring their performance to

peak levels.

He shows what to eat at every stage of com-

petence in sports and fitness programs to

achieve top levels of endurance, speed, and

power. Tailored to work for either weekend or

world-class athletes, the Haas diet can be

adapted to accommodate the nutritional needs

of specific kinds of sports--racket, weight train-

ing, team sports, skiing, biking, golt, aerobic

dancing, and more. It is easily individualized.

tie first shows how to evaluate your body

chemistry to determine which of the Peak Per-

formance Program s three levels is best for you.

Next, how to adapt that level to your particular

needs, depending on whether or not you com-

pete, the activity you pursue, your stage of

readiness, and your age and gender (women s

needs differ from men s).

By properly following the program, you can,

like many well-known sports figures, gain years

of top playing ability; heal injuries faster; attain

an ideal fat/muscle ratio. To help in following

the program, Dr. Itaas includes a 28-day menu

plan and tasty recipes.

He not only tells what to eat, but also when to

eat for peak pertormance; how much and when

you need water to perform well; what caffeine

and salt tablets really do to the body--and what

kind of vitamin program is needed for each

sport. He shows how to dine out comfortably on

the program, and enjoy such tempting cuisines

as Italian, Chinese, Mexican, and others without

breaking the diet. It can even improve your sex

life (as many of his ,famous clients have

attested).