Nutrition for Sport

Are you wondering how to fuel your body best for sport or exercise? Learn the basic fundamentals of sports nutrition from Registered Dietitian Vanessa McMinn to help you fuel correctly and enhance performance.
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This webinar contains general nutrition advice and is based on the most up to date nutrition guidelines at the time of recording. Speak with your medical professional if you have been given specialized dietary advice or have any individual concerns.

FAQs

1. Where can I find a sports dietitian or registered sports nutritionist?
a) If you click on the link https://www.bda.uk.com/find-a-dietiti..., it will take you to the British Dietetic Association “Find a Dietitian” and put “Sports” into the search bar, It will bring up a list of all the Dietitians who specialise in sports nutrition.
Alternatively, you can also go to SENr register to find a registered sports nutritionist. https://www.bda.uk.com/senr-sport-and...

2. Is it common to have gastric upset when running?
Gastric upset is very common and can have a number of causes, i.e. too much caffeine, a irregular meal pattern, eating certain foods at a time that is more likely to cause upset, fibre intake, bacteria content of the gut or possibly just nerves (if it’s a competition). If the symptoms are particularly bad, please do ask your GP to refer you to a Dietitian or speak with a sports dietitian/registered sports nutritionist.

For more information:
British Dietetic Association https://www.bda.uk.com/food-health/fo...
NHS website https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/
Safefood – 101 square meals for recipes and food safety advice https://www.safefood.net/101-square-m... https://www.safefood.net/food-safety
Safefood Start campaign - https://www.safefood.net/campaigns/start
NHS Better Health healthier families - https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/
Choose to live better - https://www.choosetolivebetter.com/

The Public Health Dietitians Group (PHDG) Northern Ireland are a small group of Registered Dietitians, Nutritionists and support staff who work across the five Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts in Northern Ireland, commissioned by the Public Health Agency.