Weight – Nancy Clark RD

Five Reasons Why You Want to Eat Carbohydrates

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 10-01-2019

As the New Year starts, I hear way too many athletes vowing to “knock off carbs” for their nutrition resolution. Most intend to eat less sugar (OK). Some plan to...

Spending too much time fighting with food?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Weight on 06-11-2018

Has the quest for thinness pushed you over the edge, into a daily fight with food and even an outright eating disorder? That’s a common problem among athletes, who (wrongly)...

Do you count calories and track your food?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 11-10-2018

Today’s athletes commonly count calories and track their food. Some use MyFitnessPal, others create an Excel spreadsheet, ant there are those who still keep food records the old fashioned way...

Sports Nutrition Questions: Concussions, Hydration, Altitude—and more

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Uncategorized , Weight on 13-08-2018

Athletes have many questions about how to fuel for top performance. The Internet abounds with answers—but how do you what’s valid? Here are some trust-worthy answers, based on research presented...

Clean Eating: Unintended Consequences

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 22-07-2018

You’ve undoubtedly heard some health-conscious athletes talk about good foods, bad foods, healthy foods, and clean foods. Some refer to food like it’s a drug (I don’t do sugar or...

Alcohol in Sport: How bad is it for athletes?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 11-06-2018

Alcohol has a strong link with sport, be it with sponsorship, beer consumption after a hard workout, or teams enmeshed in a culture of heavy drinking. To address what...

“What if I never lose the weight…?”

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 14-05-2018

Every so often I read something that deserves to be passed along to my audience. If you are fretting about not being able to lose the weight, please enjoy these...

Does fruit juice have too much sugar?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 25-04-2018

Dear Nancy, I am curious about your recommendation in your Sports Nutrition Guidebook to drink fruit juice to gain weight. I have never served my kids juice because of the sugar...

Clean Eating: What does that really mean?

0 Comments , in Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized , Weight on 13-04-2018

This post is by guest blogger Anabelle Harari, nutrition student at Tufts University and aspiring dietitian. Clean Eating: A Food Fad Fueled by Fear When I searched the term for...

How to gain weight healthfully

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 31-01-2018

Although two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, a handful of skinny people—including many athletes—feel very frustrated by their seeming inability to gain weight. Their struggle to bulk up is...