Sustainable Sports Diet – Page 16

Females, Food & Infertility

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 15-04-2017

“Yea, I stopped getting my period!!! That means I’m training really hard and am finally thin enough. “ “Yea, I’m glad I don’t have to deal with that monthly...

How much should I eat on a rest day?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 29-03-2017

Nancy, When we met for our nutrition appointment, you said that I need about 2,400 calories a day — including exercise — to maintain my weight. If I burn off...

What I learned on my trip to the cranberry bog…

0 Comments , in Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 22-03-2017

The friendly folks at Ocean Spray recently invited me (and a group of registered dietitians who were in Boston for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Food and Nutrition Conference...

Meal Timing: Does It Matter When You Eat?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 10-02-2017

Meals and snacking patterns have changed over the past 40 years. You have undoubtedly noticed that many of us are eating fewer calories from meals and more calories from...

Carbohydrates: Yes? No? Friend? Foe?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 12-01-2017

Ever since I stopped eating carbs, I’ve been feeling so much better. The keto-diet works fine for me. It keeps me from having cookie binges! I tried giving up...

The Bathroom Scale: Friend or Foe?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 30-12-2016

Dear Nancy, I recently bought a really good scale and I weigh myself every morning. Some days, when I think I should have lost weight, the scale says I...

Four wishes for you for the Holidays—and Beyond

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized , Weight on 20-12-2016

In this day and age of nutrition confusion, I have four wishes for you, my sports-active readers. May these wishes help guide any New Year’s Nutrition Resolutions you are pondering…...

Fruit Juice for Athletes: Yes or No?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 26-10-2016

Many athletes and sports-active people shy away from fruit juice, believing it has “too much sugar.” Can 100% fruit juice fit into a sports diet? For certain! True, almost all...

Your Future: It’s In Your Gut!

0 Comments , in Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized , Weight on 10-10-2016

When I think about eating, I think about the yummy taste of food and the pleasure of feeling satiated. But after attending a Harvard Medical School conference on Gut Health,...

What’s new in nutrition for athletes?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized , Weight on 13-09-2016

More than 3,000 research studies were presented at the American College of Sports Medicine’s Annual Meeting in Boston, 2016 (www.ACSM.org). Here are just seven nutrition-related highlights that might be of...