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Update in Sports Nutrition Conference
Thursday October 7, 2011 830am-12 noon
Royal Kona Resort, Kailua Kona, HI
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The Update in Sports Nutrition Conference is focused on innovations and new applications in the field of sports nutrition. The conference acts as a platform for researchers, opinion leaders and medical specialists to discuss a variety of topics, such as:
- The science, metabolism and underlying mechanisms at cellular level, which will ultimately be translated into practical applications
- How to optimize solutions for sports-specific nutrition for cross-fertilization
- How to address constantly returning practical problems in selected sports
| Chair |
Prof. Asker Jeukendrup |
| 08:30 – 09:00 |
Refreshments |
| 09:00 – 09:45 |
Field studies
Brent Ruby |
| 09:45 – 10:30 |
Sports Nutrition: Past, Present and Future
Louise Burke |
| 10:30 – 10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45 – 11:30 |
Kona study: what do athletes eat and drink in an Ironman
Asker Jeukendrup |
| 11:30 – 12:00 |
Athlete/Coach Perspectives |
The conference is complimentary to all Ironman Sports Medicine Conference attendees-but does require pre-registration.
Register Here for the Update in Sports Nutrition Conference!
Mahalo!
Faculty
Asker Jeukendrup, PhD
 Asker Jeukendrup is a professor of Exercise Metabolism at the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Director of the Human Performance Laboratory. He is the organizer of 6 of these conferences together with Zibi Szlufcik.
Originally from the Netherlands, Asker lived and worked in Austin Texas (University of Texas) for a year and moved to Birmingham in the United Kingdom in 1998.
Asker and his coworkers have performed cutting edge research into the effects of nutrition on exercise performance, recovery and training adaptations. Asker has published extensively (more than 150 papers and book chapters) on the links between nutrition, exercise metabolism and performance. He has also written books on Sport Nutrition and High Performance Cycling, is the Editor of the European Journal of Sport Science and member of the editorial board of several other journals. In 2005 he was awarded a Danone Chair in Nutrition at the Free University Brussels in Belgium.
Asker's main goal is to perform research at the cutting edge but also to apply this research and translate scientific findings into something that is useful to athletes and in fact every individual who wants to be physically active. Ultimately the research is aimed at helping people to achieve their potential; whether this is being more physically active or winning medals at Olympic Games. He has worked with many top athletes including track and field athletes of UK Athletics, Chelsea Football Club, Olympic swimmers, marathon runners and Tour de France cyclists. Asker was one of the members of a group brought together by the IOC to formulate a consensus statement on sports nutrition.
Asker is also an Ironman triathlete himself and tries to apply the research findings in his own races. He was GB age group duathlon champion in 2004, won a marathon (San Francisco Golden Gate Headlands) in 2006 and competed at the European and World Championships duathlon, Ironman and Ironman 70.3. His main goal is to compete for the 5th time in the World Championship Ironman in Kona Hawaii.
Louise Burke, PhD
 Dr Louise Burke has 27 years of experience as a sports dietitian, including the last 17 years as the Head of Department of Sports Nutrition at the Australian Institute of Sport. Her activities include clinical counseling, nutrition education, and preparation of education resources. She has written a number of textbooks and lay books on sports nutrition, as well as numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. She has also contributed many articles to coaching and lay journals and magazines. Her research interests include carbohydrate metabolism and performance, fat adaptation strategies, supplements and nutritional ergogenic aids in sport, post-exercise recovery and hydration in sport. She is an Honorary Chair in Sports Nutrition at Deakin University in Melbourne where she is involved in the development and delivery of undergraduate and post-graduate units in sports nutrition. She was a founding Board member of Sports Dietitians Australia and was the team dietitian for the Australian Olympic Team for the Atlanta, Sydney and Athens Olympic Games. Louise is a member of the Nutrition Working Group of the International Olympic Committee, and is a Director of the IOC Diploma in Sports Nutrition program.
Brent Ruby, PhD
 Professor Brent Ruby received his Ph.D. in exercise science from the University of New Mexico in 1994. Dr. Ruby served as the Director of the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Montana from 1994-2007. He is now the Director of the Montana Center for Work Physiology and Exercise Metabolism (Montana WPEM), a designated research center on the University campus. Dr. Ruby's research interests include nutritional strategies during ultra-endurance work/competition, muscle metabolism during and after exercise, and the use of stable isotope tracers for the measure of water turnover and energy expenditure.
Dr. Ruby and the Montana WPEM research staff work to facilitate a better understanding of applied human physiology using laboratory and field study designs. The new research facility is well equipped and dedicated to the unique study of arduous work physiology and the metabolic demands placed on the skeletal muscle as it interacts with changing environments.
Outside of his work at the University, Brent enjoys camping with his family in his rebuilt 1964 Airstream. His recreational pursuits include cycling (road, mountain, cross), triathlons, hunting and fishing.
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