Sports Nutrition Guidebook: Updated, Expanded Second Edition

The nation's leading sports nutritionist tells you how to get the maximum benefit from the foods you choose with customized eating plans. You'll learn how to eat before games or tournaments and how to eat afterward for optimal recovery. Clark covers current food, drink, and sport supplement options and explains which are best - and why - based on individual energy expenditure. She also gives advice on trendy diet alternatives like the Zone, Atkins, thermogenics, and Ultra Slim-Fast.

Nancy Clark, MS, RD, is the director of nutrition services at SportsMedicine Brookline, one of the largest athletic injury clinics in New England. A registered dietitian specializing in sports nutrition, wellness, and the nutritional management of eating disorders, Nancy counsels both casual exercisers and competitive athletes. Her more famous clients include members of the Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics, as well as many elite and Olympic athletes.

Nancy is a nutrition columnist for the Physician and SportsMedicine, New England Runner, Adventure Cycling, and Rugby. She is a regular contributor to SHAPE and Runner’s World, and she writes a monthly nutrition column called "The Athlete’s Kitchen," which appears in over 100 sports and health publications. In addition, Nancy is the author of two other books: The New York City Marathon Cookbook and The Athlete’s Kitchen.

A well-known lecturer, Nancy has given presentations to such groups as the American Dietetic Association (ADA), the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and the International Food Information Council. She has also led workshops for athletes at the Olympic Training Centers in Colorado Springs and Lake Placid. Nancy received her undergraduate degree in nutrition from Simmons College in Boston and her master’s degree in nutrition from Boston University. She is a Fellow of the ADA, recipient of their 1995 Media Excellence Award, and an active member of ADA’s practice group of sports nutritionists (SCAN) and a recipient of its 1992 Honor Award. In addition, Nancy is a Fellow of the ACSM and recipient of the 1994 Honor Award from ACSM’s New England Chapter.

An athlete herself, Nancy has hiked across America, run marathons, and trekked in the Himalayas. A bike commuter and member of the Greater Boston Track Club, Nancy lives in Waltham, Massachusetts, with her husband, John McGrath; son, John Michael; and daughter, Mary.