Talk:Sports nutrition/Archive 1

Recommendations
Just a note for the cleanup process that Wikipedia should not be making any nutritional recommendations, because Wikipedia is not a doctor and this would not be NPOV in any case. Any third-party recommendations that are reported should be well-referenced and evaluated with regard to the consensus opinion of medical professionals. Considerable care must be taken, lest harm come to someone getting bad advice. -- Beland 14:16, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Overall this page looks good but at times it seems a little boring, or information is after-the-fact. Perhaps tighten up the initial description of what sports nutrition is and create a new, more descriptive section down the page. You have a lot of good information here that all seems to be correct and well referenced, just try to make the page more pleasing to the eye! Awesome job so far, I like how you have listed the different types of sports nutrition and the procedures needed for certain effects on the body! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mpeebles (talk • contribs) 02:49, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Peer Review
This is a good start to your article. I like the level of detail you go into when discussing the use of carbohydrates and how they relate to both anaerobic and aerobic exercise. All and all I feel the introduction is extremely helpful and provides a clear understanding as to what to expect in the rest of your article. I have a couple suggestions: the first is to perhaps add a section describing exactly what substances or foods can be consumed to aid with nutrition uptake. Perhaps you can make a section that just lists some of the more popular foods and diets that contain more specific details. Also what about making a section about poor sports nutrition. Like what is harmful or which substance seem beneficial but actually aren't to take after exercise. It looks good you just need more sources. Have you tried search the UNC Library's cite I am sure there are several databases that deal with health related issues and would be helpful for your article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deichman (talk • contribs) 17:51, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Peer review 2
Strengths


 * One thing I really liked was the use of a see also section to direct readers to other sites offering a more in depth analysis of the topic
 * The layout is very strong and the information to me seemed to be very helpful for someone wishing to read up on this topic.

Weaknesses


 * The only real weakness was the fact that there was a lack of references

Resources


 * Have you tried JSTOR or a UNC search engine to find more articles on sports nutrition or sports health? This would be one very helpful area
 * Also, do websites such as WebMD offer sections on sports nutrition that you would be able to use?

References


 * The reference that you have cited seems to be very beneficial, by putting the citation at the end were you signaling that you used that one throughout or that you just used it at the section?

Ways to improve


 * You could add more sections, such as what types of sports or activities require different nutrition regiments, foods that should be eaten pre- and post-activity, or what types of food value give what nutritional value
 * Add more references

Depolomd (talk) 02:43, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Peer review 2
Good article! I really like all the different things you have listed under “See also.”

•	Under the goals sections I think it would be helpful to separate the goals by bullet points.

•	Under the Nutrition for anaerobic exercise, I think this section could be helpful if you did a few things in particular.

o	Define glycogen stores

o	And maybe even give some examples of some high glycemic index carbs (even though the link shows this I think mentioning a few on the page would be helpful).

o	It would also be helpful if you included a link to anaerobic exercise and aerobic exercise.

Helping the reader see what those various things mean will help your article and especially those two sections. Great work though! (Sjperry (talk) 14:52, 8 April 2009 (UTC))

Recommendations (additional)
I think this article has great potential. Here's my wishlist
 * History section expanded and organized. Help readers get a good feel of the roots of current sports nutrition and the key ways in which it has changed over time
 * More complete discussion of the "why" behind athletes addressing their nutrition in different ways than people in general
 * Better coverage of how unique athletes with differing nutritional needs determine what those needs are and how they meet them
 * More balanced discussion of controversial approaches (caffeine and steroids stand out at this point as seeming a bit rosy, with their known caveats and side effects not representative of how they're viewed by the athletic community at large)
 * Treatment of factors that affect an athlete's nutritional needs over time (competition season needs vs. post-competition-season recovery period needs, game day vs. training day vs. rest day, changes in weight, athletic goals, age, etc.)
 * Cleanup of Goals section (seems a bit broad and vague without supporting points)
 * Technical style (at some points the text reads casual and high-level, and at some points dives pretty deep and technical for the length of the article. I'd suggest for the article length aiming for more general and high-level, so that it's readable and informative start-to-finish, then add more detail as the article grows - and make sure to adjust the structure, like adding subsections appropriately, to accommodate the added levels of detail and technicality.  See also my next point in this regard.)
 * Article plays well with other wikipedia articles :) (by this I mean that more appropriate sectional links to "main articles" that cover certain topics in depth could be included, as well as better inline linking where articles exist)

That said, I think I'll probably try to accomplish some of this, present company willing, if and when I get time. For now, I mostly wanted to offer my thoughts.

Anyone feel the same? Different? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.14.230.129 (talk) 01:51, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Editing Sports Nutrition
I'd like to add more to Supplements section, primarily the subsection focusing on Performance Enhancing. I have done research that references a multitude of other substances and describes their effects on an athlete's body. I also think the "Factors Influencing Nutritional Requirements" could go a little deeper into sport-specific nutrition and overall performance, including psychosocial aspects of it. I am working on writing these paragraphs in my sandbox. I appreciate any tips and/or feedback! Emma wagner21 (talk) 00:36, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

After looking at some of the suggestions made on how to improve this page I found some thing that I wanted to add myself. I rewrote the introduction because it seemed to have a lot of extra things in it that could be discussed later or in other sections. I also have added three sections under the factors influencing nutritional requirements. I added a sections on genetics, gender and aerobic exercise. Lastly, I have worked on editing the performance enhancing supplements section. However, I still think that the article needs more revision on the type of language that is used.

After reviewing this page I have made some changes. Although my changes to the page can always be expanded on I think that it can help bring more ideas and changes to the page. I added a genetics, gender and aerobic exercise sections to the factors influencing nutritional requirements. There are a few more that I am still looking into and those are age and current health status, as well as, pre-season vs post season. I still think that the page needs to be edited further, looking specifically at the tone or style. Some sections use language that seems to suggest or give an opinion or recommendation on things. MSaeger32 (talk) 23:24, 22 November 2019 (UTC)