A food pyramid for swiss athletes
Burke, Louise
Burke, Louise
Author
Abstract
The article presents an interview with Samuel Mettler, a sports nutritionist who helped to develop the Swiss Food Guide Pyramid for Athletes. He discusses his involvement with the Swiss Society for Nutrition, the benefits of using a simple model such as a pyramid for communicating nutritional guidelines, and the difficulties inherent in crafting general recommendations which could apply to athletes from widely different sports.
Keywords
Date
2008
Type
Journal article
Journal
International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
Book
Volume
18
Issue
4
Page Range
430-437
Article Number
ACU Department
Centre for Exercise and Nutrition
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences