In Season 10, Episode 6, Marc sits down with Professor Dr. Louise Burke, PhD, Australian sports dietitian, academic and author. She was the head of sports nutrition at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) throughout its existence from 1990 to 2018, participating in Olympic Games in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 London Games.

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EPISODE SUMMARY

3:00 - How Louise first got interested in nutrition

6:05 – The power of persistence – how Louise got involved with the Australian Institute of Sport

7:30 – The biggest challenge in Louise’s early career work

9:42 – What is evidence-based practice and having a scientific mindset?

11:35 – Truthiness and Scienciness in Sport

14:30 – A lesson in failure: Athlete wisdom trumps ‘science’

17:30 – Do brain training games work?

25:00 – The ‘cost’ of chronic low-carb fueling for elite athletes

27:15 – The role of ketone ester supplements in performance?

32:00 – How to describe carbohydrate periodization to athletes?

37:20 – Athlete story – Frank Shorter, marathon champion

39:10 – How is iron metabolism impacted by periods of low to high carb periodization?

45:00 – Daily variations in hepcidin production and effects on iron absorption

47:15 – Exercise in women’s sport and female sport nutrition?

49:00 – female performance nutrition and training – is it all different?

54:00 – Collecting Data – How Much is Enough? (Or Too Much)

56:33 – One piece of advice for a sport nutrition practitioner