Nutrition
Volume 28 Number 1
This article summarises our current understanding of the role dietary antioxidants play in moderating the oxidative stresses that result from undertaking strenuous exercise, and provides an insight into the latest research investigating the benefits of antioxidant supplements.
Volume 28 Number 1
Coaches and athletes are often faced with having to cope with stomach upsets during training or competition. Recent research has examined the effects of different sports drinks on stomach upsets, and found that some drinks are more prone to causing players stomach upsets than others.
Volume 28 Number 2
The challenge of meeting additional fuel or nutrient demands during training, the need to reduce body fat or ‘make weight’ just to compete, and even the type of diet, lifestyle or culture that surrounds a sport can all pose problems.
Volume 28 Number 4
For an athlete to maximise each and every training session it is important to consider issues that allow an athlete to optimise their recovery between exercise bouts.
Volume 27 Number 4
It is well known that dehydration affects the body’s sporting performance, but just how does dehydration affect the brain’s performance? Dr Shi explains how we can cool a hot brain.
Volume 27 Number 1
Travelling away from home for training and competition is standard practice for most elite and recreational athletes. Unfortunately, the disruptions and distractions of a new environment, changes in schedule and exposure to different foods can significantly affect usual eating habits.
Volume 27 Number 2
Recently, recreational or social drug use, including alcohol use by athletes, has received significant attention in newspapers throughout Australia.
Volume 27 Number 3
Will losing a few kilos always improve an athlete’s performance? Can it be detrimental?
Volume 27 Number 4
As a sports dietitian, I spend a significant proportion of my consulting time with athletes trying to manipulate their body weight and body composition. However, nutrition is more than simply managing weight. Nutrition has been shown to assist athletes to optimise exercise performance on a number of levels.
Volume 27 Number 3
Sometimes healthy foods cause major reactions in sensitive people. Those who suffer from food allergy or intolerance are often concerned that, despite all preparations, a reaction to a food will prevent them playing to their best.
