A Lifetime Pursuit of a Sports Nutrition Practice

Can J Diet Pract Res. 2015 Sep;76(3):150-4. doi: 10.3148/cjdpr-2015-021.

Abstract

Sports nutrition in Canada has significantly evolved over the years from providing fundamental training dietary advice to applied precise assessment of nutritional status in a variety of settings, especially with the establishment of Canadian Sport Institutes and Centres across Canada. This progression has enhanced the level of dietary support to manage athletes' nutrition in a holistic perspective. Athletes are now educated about food fundamentals (acquiring foods, menu planning, preparing, food safety), personal accountability of hydration and energy monitoring (urinary and body weight assessments), individualized supplementation protocols, and customized nutrition for variable daily training environments according to their Yearly Training Plan. Sport dietitians are an important member of Integrated Sport Teams where collaboration exists amongst professionals who coordinate the athletes' personalized training and performance programming. Dietitians in sport are encouraged to continue to lobby for nutrition programming at the elite, varsity, provincial, and club levels to ensure that athletes receive accurate guidance from nutrition experts.

Publication types

  • Biography
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Athletes*
  • Awards and Prizes
  • Canada
  • Diet
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Energy Intake
  • Energy Metabolism
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Nutritional Requirements
  • Nutritional Status
  • Nutritionists*
  • Sports
  • Sports Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
  • Sports Nutritional Sciences* / history

Personal name as subject

  • Kelly Anne Erdman