title: Developing a Performance Nutrition Curriculum for Collegiate Athletics.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to provide a framework for developing a sports nutrition education program in a collegiate athletic department. A review of literature on student-athlete nutrition behaviors is combined with practical suggestions from personnel who wrote a sports nutrition curriculum at a large Midwestern university. There are 2 primary implications for practice. First, maintaining a written curriculum and conducting periodic evaluation are fundamental aspects of sports nutrition education programs. Second, better documentation of program outcomes is needed to establish best practices in collegiate sports nutrition education and demonstrate the value of full-time sports registered dietitians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Division of Sports Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Electronic address: rparks@uwhealth.org.
authors.forename: Rachel B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Parks
authors.affiliation: Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Helwig
authors.affiliation: Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dettmann
authors.affiliation: Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taggart
authors.affiliation: Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
authors.forename: Bridget
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Woodruff
authors.affiliation: Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.
authors.forename: Karla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Horsfall
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Division of Sports Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
authors.forename: M Alison
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Brooks
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes / Q000193:education*; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000193:education*; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D014495:Universities
keywords: athletic performance; curriculum; health education; program evaluation; sports