Nestlé Fellow 2003
"Having this awesome opportunity to be the Nestlé Fellow, working with the best Sports Dietitians and Exercise Scientists in Australia has been extremely rewarding. Being able to provide nutrition advise to elite AIS athletes is incredibly exciting. I have learnt so much and I hope to continue this valuable development."
Clare is originally from Perth but moved to Darwin for the opportunity to work with athletes at the Northern Territory Institute of Sport. While there she ran her own busy private practice with a hand in many different areas of work from sports to clinical nutrition.
Clare’s responsibilities at the AIS for 2003 include:
- Servicing athletes and squads
- Providing nutrition support for the men’s and women’s basketball programs as well as rugby league, rugby union, winter sports, women’s cricket and disabled alpine skiing programs
- Coordination of nutrition services for visiting sporting and commercial camp based programs
- Involvement in research projects
- Carbohydrate supplementation during a half marathon run
- Fluid balance studies on factors effecting fluid consumption
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