body fat – Nancy Clark RD

Youth Swimmers, Body Changes, and Lycra: A Questionable Combination

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 18-04-2023

The bodies of youth (ages 10-18) swimmers change dramatically during puberty. Historically, coaches have taken body fat measurements of teen swimmers regularly and encouraged them to eat carefully to manage...

Is there a “one size fits all” reducing diet?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 20-03-2020

When it comes to losing weight, is there a “one size fits all” reducing diet? No! The world of weight stigma, appearance, and diet culture has left a lot of...

How much should I weigh?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 02-11-2019

Although only nature knows the best weight for your body, the following guidelines offer a very general method to estimate a healthy weight range. Add or subtract 10 percent, according...

Weight: Is It Simply a Matter of Will Power?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 13-01-2018

Is weight simply a matter of willpower? You might think so, given the number of dieters who add on exercise, subtract food, and expect excess fat to melt away. But...

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...

2017 Sports Nutrition News from the American College of Sports Medicine

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 11-07-2017

In this era of highly competitive sports, more and more runners, cyclists, soccer players and other serious athletes are eagerly seeking information on how to fuel optimally. Performance nutrition is...

Info for women who restrict their eating

2 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 26-01-2014

In the January 2014 issue of the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, there is an interesting (to me, at least!) study on 16-17 year-old elite swimmers who were...