The purpose of this blog is to raise awareness of a new European funded research project awarded to Dr Catherine Norton at PESS / SAH UL, firstly to encourage participation from student researchers to engage […]
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Plant derived proteins in performance nutrition. Dr Catherine Norton
Nutrition has an irrefutable role in support of athletic training. Dependent on many factors Figure 1 below, sports and exercise nutritionists (SENs) can determine optimal nutrient strategies to support a specific training stimulus or competitive […]
Adding Years to Life and Life to Years
Research Impact Case Study – Adding Years to Life and Life to Years: Nutrition Supports for Age Related Muscle Mass Loss In Ireland, only 30% of women and 45% of men over 65 remain disability-free for […]
Postdoctoral opportunities in the Human Sciences Research Unit – Career-Fit. Dr Brian Carson
The Human Sciences Research Unit (HSRU), housed within the department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Limerick, are seeking candidates interested in pursuing postdoctoral fellowships in the areas of Healthy Ageing […]
Quality assurance in Sports and Exercise Nutrition – He who shouts loudest may not be best qualified! Catherine Norton
In the past, sports and exercise nutritionists (SEN) may have been perceived as finger-wagging food police, who had a few good recipes up their sleeves and could let you know whether it was safe […]
Injury – can you eat your way to recovery? – Catherine Norton
One aspect of recovery that is often overlooked when an athlete is injured is nutrition. We tend to pay more attention to rubs, ice packs and heat treatments than to what we eat. The information […]
