September 2026

Ultra-processed foods became one of the most talked-about nutrition topics of 2025 and 2026, and for good reason. A wave of research connecting ultra-processed food intake to outcomes ranging from cardiovascular disease and metabolic dysfunction to gut dysbiosis and depression landed in mainstream media in a way that nutrition research rarely does. People who had…

Most athletes understand that nutrition matters. Fewer have a clear picture of what working with a sports dietitian actually involves, what it produces that self-directed nutrition research doesn’t, and whether the investment makes sense for them specifically versus for elite athletes with professional support teams. The short version: a sports dietitian does considerably more than