Trigger warning: some discussion around eating disorders

This episode of The Checkpoint podcast is sponsored by The North Face®️.

In episode 21 we talk to Renee McGregor. Renee is a leading sports dietitian with over 20 years’ experience, specialising in RED-S, athletic health and performance, eating disorders and female athlete nutrition.

She is a keen trail runner and the Diet Lead for the Ultra X ultramarathon events and has experience working in clinical and performance nutrition, including with the Olympics, Paralympics and Commonwealth Games teams.

Renee is also a co-founder of #TRAINBRAVE - a campaign raising the awareness of eating disorders in sport and dance and is author of the Training Food, Fast Fuel books and Orthorexia, When Healthy Eating Goes Bad.

We talk about energy deficit in sport, the importance of awareness around eating disorders and we delve into Renee’s work as part of Hearts, Minds and Genes.

Find out more about Renee at: https://reneemcgregor.com/

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/r_mcgregor/

#TRAINBRAVE campaign: https://trainbrave.org/who-we-are/