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Sports Nutrition News You Can Use

3 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 12-10-2023

Staying on top of the latest sports nutrition news can be a full-time job. Between conferences, webinars, and journal articles, I learn a lot of information that I like to...

Sugar, Health & Performance

1 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 15-09-2023

Of all the questions athletes ask me, “What about sugar…?” is at the top of the list. You likely have been bombarded with messages that sugar is evil, feeds cancer,...

Sports Nutrition Updates from ACSM (Part 2)

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 14-08-2023

At the May 2023 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting (ACSM; acsm.org), more than 3,000 sports medicine professionals and researchers from around the globe gathered to share knowledge. Several...

Hot Topics in Sports Nutrition: Updates from ACSM

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 19-07-2023

The American College of Sports (ACSM.org) is a professional organization for sport science researchers, exercise physiologists, dietitians, doctors, and athlete care-providers Each year, at ACSM’s Annual Meeting, more than 3,000...

Gas-station Sports Nutrition Tips

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 19-06-2023

Many athletes, referees, coaches, athletic trainers, and support crews—including parents, partners, and siblings —spend a significant number of mealtimes on the road, traveling from one sporting event to the next....

Eggs: Unscrambling the confusion

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized , Weight on 08-05-2023

When it comes to eating eggs, nutrition advice has changed. In 1968, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommended Americans consume no more than three whole eggs per week. The belief...

Carbs & Athletes: Friend or Foe?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 21-04-2023

Athletes create many reasons for limiting their intake of seemingly “evil” carbohydrates: “I don’t like sandwiches … Pasta is so “heavy.” “I’m staying away from gluten.” “I avoid any foods...

Youth Swimmers, Body Changes, and Lycra: A Questionable Combination

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 18-04-2023

The bodies of youth (ages 10-18) swimmers change dramatically during puberty. Historically, coaches have taken body fat measurements of teen swimmers regularly and encouraged them to eat carefully to manage...

Turkey-Cranberry-Apple Sandwich (or Wrap)

0 Comments , in Recipies , Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 22-03-2023

Bored with yet-another plain ol’ turkey sandwich? This recipe in Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook is a perfect way to add a little extra pizazz to your lunch. It offers...

For athletes who “eat like a bird”

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 18-03-2023

If you “eat like a bird” compared to your peers, you might have RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport). It is a syndrome of poor health and declining athletic performance...