The Health Elevation Nutrition Podcast

1. Energy balance, energy availability and ELEVATION


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How much energy do I need every day?

This is possibly the most important question an athlete can ask, because it forms the basis of an athlete’s diet. It supports body function , determine the amounts and ratios of macro nutrients (fat, protein and carbohydrate) and the amount of micro nutrients (vitamins and minerals) you can take in every day.

On today’s podcast, we are going to talk about all things ENERGY (using the Position stand on Nutrition and Athletic performance by the American Dietetic Association, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine as a reference).

We look at:

  • Why our energy needs are not static, and the problem with cookie cutter meal plans and calorie tracker app calculations.
  • The components of energy balance and what can increase and decrease daily energy needs.
  • Energy availability and why sports dietitians and nutrition experts have moved away from focusing on energy balance to focusing on energy availability in the past several years.
  • You can read more about energy and energy availability on the Health Elevation Nutrition blog by clicking on the following links:

    http://healthelevationnutrition.com/?s=energy+101

    http://healthelevationnutrition.com/index.php/2019/12/05/735/

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    The Health Elevation Nutrition PodcastBy Hanli Etsebeth