Sustainable Sports Diet – Nancy Clark RD

Sugar Substitutes: Good, Bad, Ugly?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 13-05-2021

Today’s athletes are confronted with a plethora of foods and beverages containing low- or no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS): Diet Pepsi, Halo-Top ice cream, Gatorade Zero, Nuun. Questions arise: Are these products...

What about canola oIl..?

0 Comments , in Recipies , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 22-04-2021

The two main types of dietary fat are: saturated fat (mostly from animal sources; hard at room temperature) unsaturated fat (mostly from plant and fish sources; oil at room temperature)....

Sports Nutrition Updates: Microbes, Bone Health, Hot Weather Exercise

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 15-04-2021

Do you know the bacteria in your gut can enhance athletic performance? Or the sports you play when you are a kid impact your bone health as a young adult?...

Exercising to attain a perfect body: a futile effort?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 16-03-2021

Body size, looks, and weight are concerns for many athletes. Some athletes have to be light for a specific weight class (rowing, wrestling, mixed martial arts). Others want to be...

Cronometer users wanted for a study

0 Comments , in Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized , Weight on 26-02-2021

If you have tracked your nutrition in the Cronometer platform both before and during the pandemic, nutrition grad students at Simmons University would like you to participate in their study...

Teaming Up with Good Nutrition

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 10-02-2021

If you are a solo athlete, such as a singles rower, figure skater, or runner, the benefits that come from fueling your body wisely benefit you personally. Team athletes, however,...

The ABC’s of Sports Nutrition

1 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 13-01-2021

Believe it or not, eating a good sports diet can be simple. Yet too many athletes have created a complex and confusing eating program with good and bad foods, lots...

Is the Lighter Athlete the Better Athlete?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 10-12-2020

Many athletes have engraved this message into their brains: The lighter I am, the better I will perform. While lugging around excess flab can indeed slow you down, many dieting...

Athletes, Injuries & Nutrition

2 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 09-11-2020

Athletes get injured. It’s part of the deal. Be it a torn ACL, Achilles tendonitis, or a pulled muscle, the questions arise: What can I eat to recover faster? Would...

Family-friendly Recipe for Savory African Peanut Stew

2 Comments , in Recipies , Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 30-10-2020

Looking for a family-friendly meal (assuming no peanut allergies) that happens to be gluten-free and can easily be made in a vegan version? This stew is creamy, savory, and just...