Industry Presented Webinar: Nutritional Myths & Practices of the Elite Athlete

Competitive athletes have come to understand the benefits of good nutrition to athletic performance. With the dramatic growth in the number of Sports RDs, and the increased number of teams in both the collegiate and professional ranks employing nutrition professionals, today’s athlete is much more versed on the importance of diet to success on the field than were athletes of a generation ago. This is not to say, however, that athletes don’t or can’t fall prey to exotic claims for nutritional products, diets, and supplements that promise enhanced performance, improved physique, or other physical benefits. Through scientific data and anecdotal information culled from real life examples of elite athletes’ dietary practices, this session will provide information on diets, foods, and supplements that have been proven to enhance physical performance, as well as nutritional practices of dubious efficacy. Information on how the non-elite, physically active person can use diet to their advantage will also be discussed.  

Presenter:
Dave Ellis (RD, CSCS) is the President of Sports Alliance Inc., and the first President of the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Assn. (www.sportsrd.org). With over 30 years of experience working with top athletes and numerous collegiate and professional teams, Dave is widely recognized as one of the key influencers in the world of sports nutrition and an innovator for his training table designs and approach to body composition and frame assessment of athletes. A dedicated educator, Dave speaks regularly at various health and nutrition conferences and blogs on a variety of sports nutrition-related issues.

Viewpoints presented in this webinar reflect opinions of the presenter and the Egg Nutrition Center and do not reflect positions or policies of ACSM.

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