Fueling Endurance - Nutrition for Runners, Cyclists & Triathletes
Health & Fitness:Nutrition
We’ve answered almost 60 common questions about sports nutrition to date on this podcast, but one thing we don’t often consider is the environmental implications of our advice. Are we inadvertently contributing to climate change and destruction of the very environments we love to train and race in? Can we be good athletes and good global citizens, or are we facing an uncomfortable conflict of values?
We're joined by Dr Alba Reguant-Closa (Agroscope, in Zurich, Switzerland), one of the only sports dietitians in the world who is actively working in this area. We’ll unpack and simplify the complex relationship between food and the environment, discover which food choices have the biggest environmental impact, look at the impact of sports-specific nutrition strategies on the environment, and finish with the 3 things athletes should do from a nutrition perspective if they care about reducing their environmental impact.
Alba's research publications on this topic:
Episode 41B - What is gut training and how do I do it? | Ash Daniels
Episode 41A - What is gut training and how do I do it? | Steph Gaskell
Episode 40A - Is fibre my friend or enemy? | Steph Gaskell
Episode 39B - How much carbohydate should I consume during training or a race? | Liam Twomey
Episode 39A - How much carbohydate should I consume during training or a race? | Prof. Asker Jeukendrup
Episode 38B - Would more fruit and veggies make me faster? | Linden Hall
Episode 38A - Would more fruit and veggies make me faster? | Dr Andrea Braakhuis
Episode 37B - How should my nutrition change when it’s really cold? | Sarah Gigante
Episode 37A - How should my nutrition change when it’s really cold? | Rebecca Hall
Episode 36B - How do sports nutrition needs change when I’m pregnant or breastfeeding? | Kellie Emerson
Episode 36A - How do sports nutrition needs change when I’m pregnant or breastfeeding? | Alicia Edge
Episode 35B - How should I plan my nutrition whilst travelling for races? | Ben Hill
Episode 35A - How should I plan my nutrition whilst travelling for races? | Jess Rothwell
Episode 34B - Would I benefit from supplements? | Emma Jeffcoat
Episode 34A - Would I benefit from supplements? | Greg Shaw
Episode 33B - Can a continuous glucose monitor improve my performance nutrition? | Alex Hutchinson
Episode 33A - Can a continuous glucose monitor improve my performance nutrition? | Dr Dana Lis & Dr David Martin
Episode 32B - Do nutrition needs of female athletes change across the menstrual cycle? | Hilary Stellingwerff
Episode 32A - Do nutrition needs of female athletes change across the menstrual cycle? | A/Prof. Clare Minahan
Episode 31B - How are nutritional needs of young athletes different to adults? | Danielle Stefano
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