Chances are you know a teenage boy or two who would like to increase the size of his muscles. While an effective exercise program matched with adequate nutrition will allow them to accomplish this goal, many respond to the lure…
Claire, a high school track athlete, is careful about what she eats. Competing in the 5k, she feels that the leaner she is, the faster she will run. She avoids bread and other starchy foods, and hardly ever allows herself…
Stumped by conflicting advice on how to eat for success? You’re not alone! Search the internet for information on sports nutrition and you’ll find sites proclaiming that athletes must avoid gluten, carbohydrates and fat and others asserting that the surest…
It’s hard to know just how many athletic individuals are troubled by eating disorders, but studies show that it may be as many as almost half. And it is estimated that ¼ of those affected are males! It has long…
On Friday December 5th I flew out to San Francisco to observe and provide crew support for a former student who recently joined the ultra-running world and quickly achieved elite status. He would be running the next day in…
“I qualified as an elite!” When my former student proudly told me this, and gleefully said that he had been asked to compete in The North Face Endurance Challenge Championship Race in the Marin Headlands, the sports nutritionist in me…
First there was the sports drink. Modeled after rehydration fluids used for medical purposes, sports drinks provide fluid, electrolytes (sodium and potassium) and an energy source (sugar). These drinks can be more effective than water in aiding performance as they…
One of the great things about teaching sports nutrition is that most of my students are physically active, and some are even competitive athletes. This enables them to put their education to practice – almost as though their activities are…