Health & Nutrition Resources

The following RED-S Resources and Sport Nutrition References were recommended by the USOPC Sports Dietitian, Megan Chacosky:

RED-S Resources:

• Sunn Idrett (translated) – the Sports Nutrition section has lots of good articles and recommendations. This website takes a more “proactive” approach with ideas of what good, positive nutrition can look like.
• Emily Program Resources – videos and articles spanning a wide range of topics from disordered eating to body image. 
• With All: What to Say – after taking a pledge to end harmful diet/weight talk, you’ll have access to a library of materials that can be specific to athletes, parents, or coaches on “What to Say” in certain situations around diet, weight, and body image talk.
• RED-S Clinical Assessment Tool
• IOC RED-S Consensus Statement
• National Eating Disorder Association

Sport Nutrition References:

• Find a Nutrition Expert in Your Area
• Team USA Nutrition Fact Sheets
• Multiple Sessions Fueling Examples
• Hydration Handout
• Recovery Nutrition Handout
• Fueling and Recovery Cheat Sheet

Development Nutrition Factsheets:

• Fueling 101
• Fueling to Win: Race Day Nutrition Tips
• Fueling for Multiple Events: Sample Meal Plan
• Hydration 101
• Recovery 101

Blog posts from professional athletes:

• Body issue(s) by Jessie Diggins
• Let’s talk about eating disorders by Jessie Diggins
• Word Matter, so let’s learn What to Say by Jessie Diggins
• Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and Brave Enough Book Excerpt by Jessie Diggins
• ED Awareness Week Part 2: The Support Team by Jessie Diggins
• Let’s talk training fuel: Part 1 by Jessie Diggins
• Training fuel, Part 2: the actual food by Jessie Diggins
• Body Image: Self-Confidence and Responsibility by Virginia De Martin 
• When I Don’t Look in the Mirror by Hannah Halvorson
• I Don’t Have a 6-Pack, But a Car Hit Me & I Survived by Hannah Halvorson
• International Women’s XC “Breaking the Silence” video

Female-specific resources: 

• ROAR by Stacy Sims and Selene Yeager – Women are not small men. How to match food and fitness to the unique female physiology for optimum performance and great health.
• The Female Skier with Guru Stroem Solli – Considerations for coaching practice.
• British Association of Sport & Exercise Medicine: Female Athlete Health

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