Weight – Nancy Clark RD

Making Weight: Helpful or Harmful?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Weight on 14-01-2023

Many athletes fantasize about losing weight (“Wouldn’t it be nice to lose a few pounds…”). But some athletes have to lose weight in order to meet a specific division for...

Sports Nutrition Podcasts: Listen Up!

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized , Weight on 15-12-2022

Thanks to the Internet, we have abundant access to high quality, science-based nutrition podcasts. We also have access to a lot of questionable nutrition information. To help guide your nutrition...

Helping Athletes with Eating Disorders

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 14-11-2022

An estimated 30% to 60% of female athletes struggle with food, as do 10% to 33% of male athletes. Many of these athletes believe they are not “sick enough” to...

For athletes who fret about food and physique…

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 07-10-2022

Many athletes feel pressure to have a perfect body, perfect diet, and ideally, perfect performances. The stress-inducing trait of perfectionism often pushes athletes to not only become stronger and faster,...

Chocolate and Athletes

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 14-09-2022

During a long bike ride, I snack on chocolate to boost my energy. After a hard workout, chocolate milk is my go-to recovery food. Yum! How bad—or good—is chocolate for...

Recipe for Banana Ice Cream

0 Comments , in Recipies , Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 21-04-2022

Written by guest blogger and Simmons University Nutrition student Mayma Chaibi Many sports-active people have a sweet tooth for ice cream, yet some have concerns about how “unhealthy” it is....

Alcohol & Athletes: Good? Bad? Ugly?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 18-04-2022

When asked “Is beer good for runners?”, running legend Jim Fixx’s answer was “Sure, if it’s the other guy drinking it!” By abstaining from alcohol, you can indeed gain an...

Talking About Weight

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Uncategorized , Weight on 24-03-2022

Written by Mayma Chaibi, guest blogger and nutrition student at Simmons University As part of my fieldwork with Nancy Clark, I listened to a podcast titled Words Matter: Eating Disorders...

RED-S: What’s that? (and what you should know and why you should care)

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 13-03-2022

RED-S stands for Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport. It happens when athletes eat insufficient food relative to the number of calories they burn. Athletes who enjoy the See Food Diet...

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...