Thomas, Erdman & Burke 2016, ACSM/AND/DC joint position stand: Nutrition and Athletic Performance

Joint position stand of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine, published concurrently in Med Sci Sports Exerc 2016;48(3):543-568 (DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000852) and J Acad Nutr Diet 2016;116(3):501-528 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2015.12.006). The anchor consensus for everyday athlete nutrition: daily carbohydrate targets scaled to training load in g/kg/day (3-5 light, 5-7 moderate, 6-10 high, 8-12 very high), daily protein 1.2-2.0 g/kg/day in servings of ~0.3 g/kg, adequate energy availability as the foundation, and the principle of matching intake to the work. For competition it sets a pre-event meal of 1-4 g/kg of carbohydrate eaten 1-4 hours before, favouring low-fat, low-fibre, familiar foods, and advises rehearsing race-day fuelling in training. Strong.