Nancy Clark – Nancy Clark RD

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...

Blood Tests, Biomarkers & Athletic Performance

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 27-07-2022

As a sports nutrition counselor and writer, I try my best to keep up with the latest science regarding ways that athletes can enhance their performance. My clients often ask...

Caffeine and Athletic Performance

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 15-07-2022

Coffee, Caffeine and Caffeinated foods: What Do Athletes Need to Know? Below are highlights from a talk given by Louise Burke PhD of Australian Catholic University and Ben Desbrow PhD...

Commercial Sports Foods: A Matter of Preference

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 19-06-2022

“I thought I was supposed to use gels during long runs. Can candy work just as well..?” “Are electrolyte tablets the best way to replace sodium loses from sweaty workouts?”...

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...

FUELING THE ULTRA-DISTANCE ATHLETE

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 24-03-2022

If you are an endurance athlete who is training for an Ironman triathlon, century bike ride, or a swim across the English Channel, you need a food plan. Don’t be...

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...

Yes, Even Athletes Get Heart Disease…

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 11-02-2022

As he indulged in a jumbo sugar-covered fried pastry, the athlete unabashedly remarked, “I’m skinny; I can eat this.” Well, the truth is even skinny athletes die suddenly of heart...

Crunchy munchy trail mix recipe

0 Comments , in Recipies , Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 28-12-2021

This crunchy-munchy recipe from my Sports Nutrition Guidebook is a popular afternoon snack. Keep it in a resealable plastic bag in your desk drawer or gym bag, and you’ll have...

Oatmeal and Athletes: All you want to know!

0 Comments , in Recipies , Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 15-12-2021

As you may recall from nursery songs, Mares eat oats and Does eat oats—and so do many athletes. (FYI, the song is actually Mairzy Doats.) Questions arise about oatmeal: Is...