body fat – Nancy Clark RD

When Exercise Is Too Much of a Good Thing

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 12-08-2026

I haven’t missed a day of exercise in 18 years. I’m afraid I’ll gain weight if I don’t run every day. I’m injured and can’t exercise. I really need exercise...

Athletes & GLP-1s: Helpful or Harmful?

0 Comments , in Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized , Weight on 12-03-2026

I admit it. I get taken aback when I see professional athletes like tennis star Serena Williams touting the benefits of taking GLP-1 meds. GLP-1s (Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists) such...

Athletes, Food & Fear of Weight Gain

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized , Weight on 17-03-2025

As a sports nutritionist, I spend too many counseling hours resolving the weight concerns of athletic people. Females and males alike come to me, trying to figure out how to...

Nutrition Updates from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 11-10-2024

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) is the nation’s largest group of food and nutrition professionals. At their annual convention (Oct 2024; Minneapolis), members presented research and updates that...

Sports Nutrition Updates from ACSM (Part 2)

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 14-08-2023

At the May 2023 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting (ACSM; acsm.org), more than 3,000 sports medicine professionals and researchers from around the globe gathered to share knowledge. Several...

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...