Plate to play: Sports nutrition
A filled plate- thrice a day is no longer enough for an individual to function, as long as an individual knows what to keep in his/her plate, in what quantity, and at what time the plate should be consumed.
With advancements, a lot of studies are conducted on day to day basis to understand the maximum benefits of food and develop knowledge of nutrition.
Diet makes a sportsperson or breaks a sports person, Diet ensures everything a sports person needs fast recovery, more energy, prevention of injury, focus, and many more to add to this.
Sports nutrition is a specialization in the field of nutrition, which keeps its focus on planning diet for individuals who exercise and sportspersons during training, performing the sport in an event, and post-event recovery.
Sports nutrition also has a key role in rehabilitation from injuries and disease, as diets are planned to keep in the body requirements of an individual.
Sports nutrition is gaining momentum as a field with colleges and universities offering certifications to degree programs in the same.
Last few years has witnessed the boom in the fitness industry, which led everyone from layman to sportspersons being more aware of what they eat, which further saw the emergence of sports nutritionists, who plans a diet for better performance.
Not only as a profession, but sports nutrition also stepped in corporate sectors with startups coming up and as established companies as well.
Sports nutrition comes under the umbrella of nutrition. A specific field that focuses on providing better health to both those who play to represent and to those who work out to have better health.