More Is Not Always Better
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S in Human Nutrition
Turning on the TV, opening a magazine, we are bombarded by images that suggest that we need more of this and more of that. More money,...
Joint Health
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Knees, shoulders, hips, back... Joint problems can bring a squash career to a quick halt. Longevity in your sport could have a lot to do with...
Weight Loss for Athletes
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Squash players, like other athletes, can feel the pressure to attain and maintain an "ideal" weight." After all, there can be performance benefits associated with increased...
Resolution Willpower
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
"For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a...
Portion Distortion: Do portion sizes matter?
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Just look around and you can see that America's waistline is expanding. More than 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese, with an astonishing 75 million...
Female Triad
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nurtition
There is enormous pressure on competitive athletes to have the "ideal" body size and composition for their sports. This pressure can come from coaches, parents, teammates,...
Bag Check: It’s not just about racquets and shoes
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Preparation is essential to any kind of success, whether on the court or off. To reach your peak athletic performance, you must begin preparing weeks and months...
Staying Well: The link between Nutrition and the Immune System
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Staying well is a priority for most athletes, as performance is sure to suffer when one is fighting off a cold or an upper respiratory tract infection....
Are you “D-ficient”*?
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Vitamin D is a hot topic these days. For decades our knowledge of vitamin D was limited. Mistakenly, many health professionals believed that the function of...
Protein and Energy Bars
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
The original energy bar was created for astronauts in the 1960s. Eating in space at zero gravity pro- vided a challenge to the early space program....