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How Important Is Nutrition For Pro Athletes?-- with Marie Spano, MS, RD, CSCS, CSSD

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In this episode, Natalie chats with Marie Spano, MS, RD, CSCS, CSSD, one of the country’s leading sports nutritionists. She is the consulting major league sports dietitian for the Atlanta Braves. Spano previously worked for the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers and Blackzillians. She is also the lead author of Nutrition for Sport, Exercise and Health and co-editor of the NSCA’s Guide to Exercise and Sport Nutrition.
Natalie and Marie discuss:

  • Marie's career journey and how she ended up working with pro athletes
  • Whether or not pro athletes are open to nutrition advice
  • The unique pressures and body image issues that many athletes face in competitive sports
  • What she thinks about the plant-based/vegan trend among competitive athletes
  • Sports nutrition misconceptions that Marie gets asked about the most
  • New issues with the sports nutrition world since the beginning of this pandemic

Follow Marie on social media https://www.instagram.com/mariespano/ or visit her website https://www.mariespano.com/

And follow Natalie @greenletes or visit www.greenletes.com

Join the Greenletes Facebook Group
IG: @greenletes

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Manage episode 293936665 series 2934183
Content provided by Natalie Rizzo, MS, RD, Natalie Rizzo, MS, and RD. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Natalie Rizzo, MS, RD, Natalie Rizzo, MS, and RD or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

In this episode, Natalie chats with Marie Spano, MS, RD, CSCS, CSSD, one of the country’s leading sports nutritionists. She is the consulting major league sports dietitian for the Atlanta Braves. Spano previously worked for the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers and Blackzillians. She is also the lead author of Nutrition for Sport, Exercise and Health and co-editor of the NSCA’s Guide to Exercise and Sport Nutrition.
Natalie and Marie discuss:

  • Marie's career journey and how she ended up working with pro athletes
  • Whether or not pro athletes are open to nutrition advice
  • The unique pressures and body image issues that many athletes face in competitive sports
  • What she thinks about the plant-based/vegan trend among competitive athletes
  • Sports nutrition misconceptions that Marie gets asked about the most
  • New issues with the sports nutrition world since the beginning of this pandemic

Follow Marie on social media https://www.instagram.com/mariespano/ or visit her website https://www.mariespano.com/

And follow Natalie @greenletes or visit www.greenletes.com

Join the Greenletes Facebook Group
IG: @greenletes

📕: Planted Performance

  continue reading

47 episodes

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