athletes – Page 2 – Nancy Clark RD

Fueling Tips for Early Morning Exercisers

4 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 07-02-2019

Many athletes train in the early morning. And many of them report eating nothing before their training session. My stomach isn’t awake. … It’s too early to even think about...

The Great Sugar Debate

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 12-09-2018

Sugar is a total waste of calories. I don’t touch the stuff. I have such a sweet-tooth. My day is grim without some sugar in it. Before I compete,...

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...

Food & Health: Updates from the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 16-11-2017

Nutrition misinformation and food confusion surrounds today’s health-conscious athletes. To arm myself with knowledge to better educate my clients, I (along with 10,000 other registered dietitians) attended the Academy...

Chocolate and Hungry Athletes: A Dangerous Duo?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 26-09-2017

“Between Halloween and New Year’s Eve, I feel surrounded by chocolate. It’s everywhere!!!” reported a self-proclaimed chocoholic. “I try so hard to not eat it, but I inevitably succumb, and...

Why am I not getting leaner…

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 09-08-2017

“I religiously track my food and exercise. I’m eating 1,300 calories (the number my tracker told me to eat if I want to lose 2 pounds a week). I’ve been...

Hydration Update: Sports drinks, Sweat Rate & Caffeine

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 21-04-2016

I always like to attend (and present at) sports medicine conferences. Before the Boston Marathon, I enjoyed the American Medical Athletic Association’s sports medicine meeting and particularly liked the hydration...

Post-workout beer….?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 03-03-2016

Nancy, I work hard, train hard, and want to enjoy a post workout beer. Can I enjoy it guilt-free? Answer: I am not concerned about a post-workout beer (or two),...

Much Ado About…Peanut Butter and Jelly?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 09-02-2016

Professional athletes have been making headlines a lot recently, and for something other than their slam dunks. Athletes have been changing their eating habits in an effort to improve performance....