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Quarterly E-newsletter from the WINForum provides updates on recent & upcoming nutrition clinics, up-to-date sports nutrition news & information, and emphasizes the importance of nutrient rich food choices for peak performance. |
WINForum – Wrong Foods = Low Energy Availability  About 285 coaches/trainers attended two clinics of the Washington Interscholastic Nutrition Forum during the 2010 WIAA Coaches School at the Yakima Convention Center on July 30. Emily Edison, M.S., R.D., a UW Athletics Dietitian, and coordinator of the Washington Interscholastic Nutrition Forum (www.winforum.org) explained how low energy availability among student athletes comes unintentionally from lack of accurate information about caloric needs; or intentionally via weight loss that could involve disordered eating. Psychopathological weight loss is associated with an eating disorder. Edison also spotlighted the WINForum Sports Nutrition Game Plan – a document that provides recommendations from sports nutrition and medical experts focusing on 11 topics that typically challenge student athletes. Visit the WINForum website (www.winforum.org) to download a summary of Emily’s “Hot Topics In Sports Nutrition’ Coaches School presentation; and download the WINForum Sports Nutrition Game Plan to share with your athletes.  Student athletes need to know that food is fuel and they can’t train without it; but also that focusing on the scale is at best a distraction and at worst a disease. Why Athletes Need to Eat in the Morning - Eating after an 8+ hour fast (“Break the Fast”) is vital to preserving muscle tissue and carbohydrate stores. Pre-Exercise Nutrition - Eat a MEAL 3-4 hours before practice or competition. - Eat a snack (200 calories of carbs) 1 hour before practice or competition. - Drink plenty of fluid. |
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WINForum “Nutrition Navigator” Quarterly E-Newsletter |
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