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Volume 6, Issue 8 (Suppl) J Nutr Food Sci
ISSN:2155-9600 JNFS, an open access journal Clinical Nutrition 2016
December 08-10, 2016
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December 08-10, 2016 Dubai, UAE
8th International Conference on
Clinical Nutrition
Road to Russia 2018- Optimal sports nutrition strategies to cater to elite athlete
The scope of this presentation will be to outline the applied work of a clinical dietitian in contemporary sports nutrition
practice. The overview will include examples of applied sports nutrition strategies to cater for the Elite Football Player in
preparation for the World Cup 2018: from the clinic, to the training ground and in competition. In the clinic, it will have an
individual approach with a personal nutrition plan and body composition screening. On camp, it will be a team approach to
look at sports nutrition, hydration plans and to assess and re assess body composition to reach each athletes optimal one. It will
be the time for any group education needs in Sports Nutrition. On the field, it will be more practical specially on performance
nutrition: where hydration test will be done, sweat tests –to examine their sweat rate as well as the type of sweaters, how the
performance aids are affecting the athlete. It will also be the time to assist them with getting their individual recovery needs.
Biography
Rita Mansour is a clinically trained Canadian Sports Dietitian with over twelve years working experience. She has a post degree in Sports Nutrition from the
International Olympic Committee in Switzerland and is an ISAK accredited level 2 anthropometrist. Rita has worked in Aspetar Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic
Hospital, Doha since its opening in 2007. Her primary roles have included working with injured and non-injured international and professional athletes. This includes
Qatar national football teams since 2010.
Rita Mansour
Aspetar, Qatar
Rita Mansour, J Nutr Food Sci 2016, 6:8 (Suppl)