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A Lifetime Pursuit of a Sports Nutrition Practice

Publication: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
17 August 2015

Abstract

Sports nutrition in Canada has significantly evolved over the years from providing fundamental training dietary advice to applied precise assessment of nutritional status in a variety of settings, especially with the establishment of Canadian Sport Institutes and Centres across Canada. This progression has enhanced the level of dietary support to manage athletes’ nutrition in a holistic perspective. Athletes are now educated about food fundamentals (acquiring foods, menu planning, preparing, food safety), personal accountability of hydration and energy monitoring (urinary and body weight assessments), individualized supplementation protocols, and customized nutrition for variable daily training environments according to their Yearly Training Plan. Sport dietitians are an important member of Integrated Sport Teams where collaboration exists amongst professionals who coordinate the athletes’ personalized training and performance programming. Dietitians in sport are encouraged to continue to lobby for nutrition programming at the elite, varsity, provincial, and club levels to ensure that athletes receive accurate guidance from nutrition experts.

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Au Canada, la nutrition du sport a énormément évolué au fil des ans. En effet, elle est passée des conseils alimentaires de base pour l'entraînement à l'évaluation précise et appliquée de l'état nutritionnel dans une variété de milieux, en particulier depuis la création des instituts et des centres canadiens du sport partout au Canada. Ce progrès a permis d'améliorer le niveau de soutien diététique et ainsi de gérer la nutrition des athlètes au moyen d'une approche globale. Les athlètes sont maintenant informés sur les bases de l'alimentation (achat des aliments, planification du menu, préparation, salubrité des aliments), la responsabilité personnelle de s'hydrater et de suivre son niveau d'énergie (évaluation du poids corporel et de l'urine), les protocoles de supplémentation personnalisés et la nutrition adaptée aux environnements variables des entraînements quotidiens en fonction de leur plan d'entraînement annuel. Les diététistes du sport sont des membres importants des équipes de sport intégrées, au sein desquelles les professionnels collaborent pour coordonner les programmes personnalisés d'entraînement et de performance des athlètes. Les diététistes qui évoluent dans le milieu du sport sont encouragés à continuer de promouvoir les programmes alimentaires chez les athlètes de niveau élite, universitaire, provincial ou faisant partie d'un club afin qu'ils reçoivent des recommandations appropriées de la part d'experts en nutrition.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Volume 76Number 3September 2015
Pages: 150 - 154

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Version of record online: 17 August 2015

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Kelly Anne Erdman MSc, RD, CSSD
Canadian Sport Institute Calgary, University of Calgary Sport Medicine Centre, Calgary, AB

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