Food-Based Interventions in Sport

Dear Colleagues,

Desired improvements in athletic performance can be achieved with adjustments to food and fluid intake. However, dietary prescriptions based on macronutrient composition, with little consideration of the athlete’s food knowledge, skills and preferences, may be impractical to implement and may overlook important individual and planetary health considerations. Culinary interventions seek to develop athletes’ food knowledge and skills to actively involve them in the design and preparation of meals that support their performance goals and food preferences. Emerging evidence supports the use of culinary interventions in healthcare and community settings, but few publications describe the design, feasibility and effectiveness of culinary nutrition interventions in sport settings. There is a need for more research exploring culinary nutrition in sports to provide the evidence needed to advocate for the establishment of culinary nutrition practices in sport settings.

For this Special Issue, we invite submissions of reviews and original research that describe the necessity of, design, use and/or evaluation of culinary interventions in sport.

Dr. Adrienne K. Forsyth
Guest Editor

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• culinary
• food
• cooking
• sport
• athletes