Ever tried eating the equivalent of 25 cups of pasta in one day? The average calorie intake for the Tour de France cyclists is 5000-9000 calories/day. Compared to an average of 2200 calories for a 75kg, 30 year old male, that is a lot of food to eat!!
To take in this amount of food, riders [...]
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In order for teams to perform optimally, it is important to focus on optimal and consistent pre and post game nutrition.
In the United Kingdom, most professional football (soccer) teams have a Team Dietitian that is able to monitor fuel intake and logistics both at home and on the road.
Unfortunately, in Canada this is not yet [...]
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Pancakes, bagels, oranges, yogurt, juice and bananas!
At one time the finish line Horn of Plenty was meant to be more of a marketing perk for many 10K run organizers who were all competing for the same small share of the fund raising market. Who knew then that this stuff would actually offer more than advertising!
Anyone [...]
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Get started by…Choosing Better Carbohydrates
Let’s bust few myths first!
Carbs make you overweight:
If you are still on the low-carb bandwagon – it’s time to get off. Carbohydrate foods are essential for providing energy not only for everyday activity, but especially for your training. Too many calories from any food group will cause your body to produce [...]
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Dana Lis, SportMedBC’s Registered Dietitian is half-way through presenting a series of public workshops on “Fueling the Young Athlete”. So often this information is difficult to obtain for the general population – no matter how many books you read, or how many nutrition websites you check out – there is nothing like hearing it from [...]
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Getting sick can affect your training and your success in the Sun Run – eat to stay illness free! Intense strenuous exercise helps the body prepare and adapt for performance but also causes increased levels of stress hormones which have an immunosuppressive effect on the body and can increase risk of illness.
Many other factors like [...]
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Are you in it for weight loss? Many people jump into SunRun training to knock off a few extra pounds that may have crept up over the holidays or over the past few years.
Your first step to successful weight loss is to consult a dietitian to assess your current weight, help you determine a healthy [...]
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Dana Lis, RD, SportMed BC Sport Dietitian weighs on the best way to properly fuel your body – whether you are a first time run/walker or wily veteran .
Dana writes…
Whether your goal is to complete the Sun Run walking or to run a sub 40-minute 10K; what you fuel your body with can make or [...]
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As BC residents resolve to make a healthy start to 2009, we asked SportMedBC’s Sport Dietitian Dana Lis for her comments on Leslie Beck’s recent column in the Globe and Mail that focused on some of 2008’s biggest issues and topics that made the nutrition news headlines.
Menu Labelling:
Menu labelling is growing increasingly important as more [...]
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