The science-based sports nutrition principles need to be adapted and applied to particular scenarios, such as recovery from injury, or to address the beliefs and eating patterns of an athletes, such as those following vegan or vegetarian diets. Lectures in this section address these various scenarios commonly faced by athletes.
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Low Carbohydrate Diets for Athletes
Making Weight for Combat Sports
Nutrition and Immune Health Considerations for Athletes
Nutrition for Cognitive Performance
Nutritional Strategies to Reduce Exercise-Induced GI Distress
Nutritional Support for Injury Recovery
Nutritional Support for the Unique Physiology of a Female Athlete
Practical Considerations of Implementing Sports Nutrition Science
Vegetarian and Vegan Diets for Athletes
Activities
- Case Study “Making Weight” and Recovery for a Weight Class Athlete (Download PDF)
- Case Study Fatigued Athlete (Download PDF)
- Evaluation and Translation of Sports Nutrition Research (Download PDF)
- Nutrition Recovery from ACL Surgery (Download PDF)