athlete nutrition

Eating right during the offseason
A decrease in activity level due to an injury or the offseason can cause an athlete to become concerned about weight gain or muscle loss. I receive numerous inquiries from athletes asking how much they should decrease their dietary intake to avoid...

Four critical vitamins and minerals for athletes
Coaches and trainers often advise athletes to take supplements to meet the demands of workouts and competition. In reality, eating a varied diet is the simplest and most effective way to supply the body with the fuel and nutrients that it requires da...

Nutritional Value: Beware of junk science
Excellent news: Chocolate can help people lose weight. As reported last May by major worldwide news outlets, a team of German researchers discovered that people on a low-carb diet lost weight 10 percent faster if they ate a chocolate bar every day. P...

The value of vitamins and minerals for athletes
Many athletes believe that their success hinges on taking “extra” of certain nutrients, including potassium, calcium, iron and zinc. Coaches, trainers and parents often advise athletic-minded teens to take supplements to meet the extra demands pl...

Nutritional Value: Fishing for healthy meals
Not all athletes take to water naturally. Nevertheless, no one should miss out on one of its many benefits — mostly fish. A diet rich in fish reduces the risk for heart disease and it also may help to ward off certain types of cancer, inflammato...

A continued looked a vitamins, minerals
Athletes are expected to work hard to reach their athletic goals, and it’s assumed they will stick to the training program and eat right. Nevertheless, to want a winning edge is a common theme among those involved in the pursuit of athletic success...

Nutritional Value: Eating for pleasure and performance
Eating well is an art and a science. It requires balancing three equally important factors: nutrition, convenience and pleasure. For many performance-oriented teens and adults, however, dire nutrition headlines, scary food recalls and health exper...

Don’t neglect the neck
The neck is a critically important area for football players “Do your players truly invest adequate time and effort in strengthening their necks?” It is my hope that everyone answered with a resounding, affirmative yes! In football �...