Fueling for Athletic Performance with Laura Moretti Reece, RD

This episode features Laura Moretti Reece, a Board Certified Sports Dietitian specializing in sports performance based nutrition as well as treating low energy availability, disordered eating, and eating disorders in athletes. She works in the Division of Sports Medicine and the Female Athlete Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. Topics covered:

• Disordered eating vs eating disorder
• How many calories you should eat in a day 
• How do you know if you are underfueling and what does underfueling do to your body?
• Iron levels 
• How do we lose weight safely while training and not lose performance 
• Why underfueling makes you gain weight
• Timing and structure of when and how you eat 
• Why you might gain weight when training 
• Protein and carb needs/ keto diet 
• Alcohol and metabolic health
• On-the -go snacks and meals for busy people 

https://www.lauramorettird.com/

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