What is sports nutrition? Is it applicable only to competitive athletes?
Please answer the following three questions in short answer format and upload to Canvas via Microsoft word or as a PDF:
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Questions:
1. What is sports nutrition? Is it applicable only to competitive athletes?
2. Discuss the drawback of “cookie-cutter” nutrition plans for athletes. In your answer, include at least three factors that should be considered when developing a nutrition plan for an athlete.
3. Describe why nutrition plans during competition would differ for a football player, a 50-meter sprinter, and a long-distance open-water swimmer.