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Why Earn Your Sports Nutrition Degree?
Food and nutrition are major factors that impact the health of every individual. Proper nutrition can improve everyday health and wellness, but is especially important for peak athletic performance. With a wide variety of perspectives [...]
How to Assess the Nutritional Needs of Athletes
Proper nutrition is essential to the health and performance of any athlete. As many young athletes start new training programs, their coaches and trainers nutritional strategies to ensure their athletes are properly fueled. Coaches, trainers, [...]
What are the Benefits of an ISSN Certification for Sports Nutrition
Trainers, coaches, and other fitness professionals are increasingly recognizing the importance of advising their clients on suitable nutrition. A certification in sports nutrition helps you to differentiate yourself from the competition. It also gives your [...]
What are electrolytes and why are they important?
We all know that staying hydrated is critical to staying healthy and performing at our best. Now that summer is in full swing, it is even easier to become dehydrated during physical activity or by [...]
Plant Based Diet: Better Performance and Recovery
A new scientific review in the journal Nutrients has found evidence that athletes who eat a plant-based diet enjoy better health, performance and recovery. The study was highlighted in BusinessWire. “It’s no wonder that more [...]
Craving Good Nutrition: Sports Nutrition
A recent study shows high school athletes are eager for advice on healthy eating and respond to this information by making positive dietary changes. If you assume your high school athletes primarily want to eat [...]