Sustainable Sports Diet – Nancy Clark RD

Personalized Sports Nutrition: Eating by your genes

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 16-11-2021

Wouldn’t it be nice if athletes could get a genetic test that tells them precisely what they should eat to enhance their performance? Of course, the answer is yes! Personalized...

Peanut Butter: Do you love it? Or fear it?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 14-10-2021

“I love peanut butter but I don’t buy it. Otherwise I over-eat it.” “Peanut butter is so fattening—but so yummy.” “Is almond butter better healthier than peanut butter?” Peanut butter...

Male Athletes & Eating Disorders

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 17-09-2021

Guys, do you know that eating disorders are not just a woman’s issue? An estimated 8% of male athletes, as compared to 33% of female athletes, have pathological eating disorders...

Why Can’t I Lose Those Last Few Pounds???

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 15-07-2021

“I can’t lose weight like I used to. I must be eating too many carbs” “Do you think a keto diet is a good way to drop a few pounds?”...

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,...