Getting Diet Culture Out of Sports Culture with Rachel Manor

Dec 5, 2022

Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport have a conversation with Rachel Manor, a Registered Dietitian and Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics.

They discuss:

• How diet culture shows up in sports.
• The most important things for parents to understand about kids & teens who are involved in sport (hint: it has a lot to do with eating enough).
• Barriers to adequate fueling specifically for athletes.
• Why athletes are at a higher risk for developing disordered eating behaviors and/or eating disorders
• Things coaches, parents, and trainers can do to support athletes in a protective way.

Links: 

• Support the Podcast -- Virtual “Tip Jar”!
• Rachel Manor
• Accounts Rachel Mentioned:
  • Leslie Schilling
  • Spring Forward Girls
  • Student Athlete Nutrition
• Sunny Side Up Nutrition Podcast 
• Lutz, Alexander & Associates Nutrition Therapy
• Pinney Davenport Nutrition
• https://thirdwheeled.com/
• https://m8.design/
• https://www.sonics.io/

Rachel Manor is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics with Lutz, Alexander & Associates Nutrition Therapy. Rachel holds a BS in Life Science from the University of Portland in Portland, OR, where she was also a varsity athlete on the women’s basketball team. Rachel served as a sports dietitian at the University of Oregon for nearly two years and at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill for over eight years. She has supported national championship teams, and spearheaded weight-inclusive and Intuitive Eating education, while working toward removing diet culture from sport culture and optimizing performance.