The nutritional demands of elite football. Catch up on the latest science with James Collins Ep #461

Summary: In this podcast, you can hear from James Collins – a leading performance nutritionist and one of the leads on the recent UEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite football. James has worked with a range of elite sporting organisations, and is also the founder of the Intra Performance Group. In this podcast, we cover: - how the statement came about, and where it fits into the existing literature - nutritional considerations for training and match-day - the importance of body composition - nutritional considerations in the rehabbing athlete - next steps For more, please check out the links below: UEFA expert group statement: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/11/08/bjsports-2019-101961 Importance of nutrition in football: the coach’s perspective https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/10/22/bjsports-2019-101972 The importance of nutrition in football: perspective of a national team’s doctor https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/10/22/bjsports-2020-103318 James’ twitter profile: https://twitter.com/JamesCollinsPN James’ company profile: https://www.intraperformancegroup.com/team <p>Informed Sport https://www.informed-sport.com/</p>