Sports Nutrition

Name Designation
Ms.NAMRATHA PRAMOD HPA
Ms.GUNTOJU SHWETHA PA

Nutritional Testing

Dietary assessment and underlying issues (if any) is identified through the following assessment:

Key Areas: Assessment /Diagnosis of

  • Diet, Fluid, supplement recall.
  • Activity pattern history
  • Interaction and discussion with coaches and athletes
  • Body composition reports obtained from the sports anthropometry department
  • Biochemical reports received from the biochemistry department

Interpersonal Counseling

  • Modifying and sustaining healthy dietary habits
  • Weight and Lean body mass gain
  • Weight loss
  • Recovery
  • Hydration
  • Energy and Macronutrient imbalance
  • Micronutrient Deficiencies
  • Periodized nutrition
  • Competition nutrition

Follow Up

Necessary for compliance and to monitor progress in terms of:

  • General Discussion
  • Diet recall/diary
  • Questionnaires related to recovery
  • Anthropometric measurements
  • Biochemical assessment

On Field Assessment

  • Sweat rate Analysis
  • Calculation on Exercise energy expenditure

Food Service Management

  • Monthly Cyclic Menu planning for athletes
  • Daily quality check of dry and wet items received for food preparation
  • Regular feedback from coaches and athletes regarding quality
  • Menu compliance at the time of serving

Nutrition Education

Development of Nutrition Health Education Material like

  • Booklet
  • Pla cards
  • Posters
  • Group Counseling session
  • Travel guidelines for the athletes traveling for competitions(Domestic and Abroad)
  • Hygiene classes for the mess staff

Research Kitchen

  • Development of new products like ready-to-eat food products, energy bars, recovery drinks etc
  • Sensory Evaluation of the developed product
  • Shelf life testing
  • Food fortification products to address the nutritional deficiencies of the athletes.

Seminars Workshops

  • Delivering lectures at national-level seminars and workshops
  • Attending international workshops to enhance the knowledge

Human Resource

Nutritionist

  • Namratha Pramod

Assistant Nutritionist – 2

  • Monisha. S
  • Meenaz Ahmed