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S3 E19: The Science of Nutrition in Sport

The Real Science of Sport Podcast

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The Importance of Eating Disorders in Sports

There is a growing prevalence of disordered eating in elite athletes. It's more common than it was 10 years ago when I first started working there. The biggest problem is when coaches pluck numbers out of the air and say, yeah, this person needs to lose a kilogram. And how you manage that for that person? That's the biggest challenge we've got in our sport.

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