Athletes of all ages have different nutritional needs. When working with athletes, there are three specific things to address when providing effective and practical nutrition advice.
1. Physical maturation
2. Mental interpretation of nutritional info
3. Social considerations
In a presentation by my colleague Heather Mangieri, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, at the recent Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Conference in Charlotte, she addressed these three factors to help dietitians provide nutritional advise to athletes that actually works: