Endurance Athletes & Gastrointestinal Issues. Atlanta Miall, APD, AccSD
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Bill Rogers, four-time Boston Marathon winner, said more Marathons are won or lost in the porta toilet than at the dinner table. Around 30 to 50% of endurance athletes experience GI problems, which impair performance and recovery.
Atlanta Niall recently led an innovative research project investigating, “does gut training reduce GI symptoms and carbohydrate malabsorption during endurance running?” This research has now been published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports.
This webinar includes:
Endurance Events explained - marathons, iron man, cycling, distances, energy expenditure, CHO as fuel.
GI symptoms in endurance athletes, hydration issues, climate, and nutrient intake.
CHO recommendations - dosage per hour, glucose and fructose transport in the body and recommended ratios.
Mechanisms behind GI distress - Splanchic Hypoperfusion, reduced gastric emptying, malabsorption of water and nutrients, other nutritional causes, and environmental factors.
Practical Considerations to improve symptoms - gut training, short-term low FODMAP diet, chilled water, external cooling, and compression socks!!
A Case Study
Atlanta has presented at the Nutrition Society of Australia and Sports Dietitian of Australia conferences, as well as the Monash University Ultra-Endurance symposium. She works in private practice at FODMAP Nutrition and Dietetics with the general population and athletes who suffer from GI issues.
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