During the Winter Olympic Games, thousands of athletes have breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the facilities. What are they ...

Calorie intake and extreme eating habits aside, there are some key practices in Olympic athletes’ training and nutrition that the average person can emulate.

Health-focused food companies partnering with Olympic athletes underscores the importance of proper nutrition for athletic ...

For elite athletes, the ketogenic diet presents a major trade-off. Proper nutrition is treated as important as workouts.

High-performance athletes are typically advised to eat 1.2 to two grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day, says Kerry McGawley, a professor of sports science at Mid Sweden University. A ...

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The Game-Changing Science of Meal Timing for Athletes Like most athletes, I thought nailing my macros was the holy grail of sports nutrition. I’d obsess over hitting my protein targets and carb counts ...

The prospect of carbo-loading in Italy, the spiritual home of the dish, has many athletes’ mouths watering at the Winter ...

Should Diet Guidelines Be Revised? Patrick Davitt, PhD, tries to keep carbohydrates down to 20% of the calories he consumes. You might think he's following one of the weight-loss regimens that became ...

Snacks for athletes should be simple, but it's easy to feel overwhelmed by options and opinions of what your athlete "should" have. In fact, TrueSport Expert Stephanie Miezin, MS, RD, CSSD, the ...

If you work out a lot, you need carbs. Despite the fair share of shade they get, carbohydrates are the body’s primary source of energy. But it can be hard to know the best way to incorporate the ...