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The California Milk Advisory Board worked exclusively with two members of Player Health and Performance for a professional football team, myself – Jordan Mazur, MS, RD, Nutrition Director, and my colleague Dustin Little, ATC, PT, DPT, CSCS, Head Athletic Trainer, to bring you these tips and easy-to-use assets to help your clients and active people of all fitness levels and ages fuel like the pros.
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While protein is the go-to nutrient for building strong muscles, new research suggests that nitrates in vegetables are important, too.
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Relative energy deficiency in sport is a term describing a mismatch between calorie intake by athletes and what they expend training.
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To suss out the keto diet for athletes, researchers reviewed a studies involving endurance athletes from various disciplines.
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Turns out that even the color of sports drinks may enhance feelings of refreshment and revival, increasing exercise performance.
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It’s long been thought that animal protein is superior for building bigger muscles, but new data shows a plant protein works just as well.
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When it comes to protein and muscle, we don’t need to garnish chicken breast with meatballs to get enough protein to build lean body mass.
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The health boosting properties of whole grains have been scrutinized by scientists widely and often. Most striking is that researchers often conclude that consuming whole grains can increase lifespan.
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Depending on the sport and level of competition, 40%–100% of athletes use sports supplements, such as creatine and certain stimulants.
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A study published in The Journal of Nutrition found that adults with the highest levels of vitamin C had more skeletal muscle growth.
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The carbohydrate in real maple syrup delivers vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that help support health and exercise performance.
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Research has shown that fast-digesting carbs boost performance in several endurance sports, but less is known about the impact on high-intensity training.
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Endurance athletes who want to go hard for longer should start taking their carbs early and often.
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Research found that following the keto diet helped strength-trained women ages 23–31 to drop fat mass with no significant loss of fat-free mass.
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Researchers found that women who consumed isolated potato protein increased their rate of skeletal muscle myofibrillar protein synthesis.
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Should you save the oatmeal until after you’ve exercised? A small randomized investigation published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism suggests that doing so can noticeably ramp up fat-burning.
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A recent study in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition found that a majority of athletes are fairly clueless when it comes to making wise choices with respect to supplementation for sports performance.
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Tell someone you’re a health, nutrition or fitness professional and the questions begin. As a RD I’ve been asked to calculate nutrient needs by complete strangers, am constantly peppered with diet du jour questions, and cannot get through the week without being asked about breakfast. Is it necessary? What should it include? or not? And, my favorite, “would it be better to skip breakfast or eat a donut if that’s the only option?” I’m all for everything in moderation but seriously?!? I’m not even going to answer that one.
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Many proponents of the ketogenic diet claim that it not only helps with weight loss but also increases exercise endurance by making the body more efficient at burning fat and ketones for energy. However, an investigation by New Zealand researchers, published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, hints at a different outcome.
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Irritable bowel syndrom affects about 10%–15% of the population worldwide, and up to 70% of athletes go through some sort of gastrointestinal disturbance. What fitness professionals can do is educate ourselves about the condition and learn how a low-FODMAP diet can play a role in managing IBS symptoms.
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