82. Disordered Eating in Runners w/ Dietitian Maddi Parsons The Stronger Stride Podcast

*Interview starts at 18:00*

Ep: 82: Disordered Eating in Runners / Dietitian Maddi Parsons


Maddi Parsons is a dietitian specialising in disordered eating, mental health and sports nutrition. 

Maddi speaks on an array of topics within the world of nutrition for runners and our relationship with food. We learn about the difference between Disordered Eating and an Eating Disorder, some red flags to lookout for and the implications of under fuelling on performance and bone health.

Some of the topics covered include;

-power to weight ratio

-intuitive eating vs planned for performance goals

-fitting processed gels into a predominately 'wholefood' diet

-fibre and gut comfort during races

-fuelling for long runs

-diet culture and body image in sport

-cravings and hunger cues for athletes 

-using food as a reward and running to earn food

Our chat with Maddi shone a light on some topics that are often swept under the rug, it was both emotive and educational. We know you'll have lots of takeaways from this one and we can't wait to hear what you think.

You can reach out to Maddi on her website https://www.maddiparsonsnutrition.com/about  or instagram via https://www.instagram.com/maddiparsonsnutrition/ 

If this ep has brought anything up for you we've put some links below where you can reach out for help;


Lifeline: https://www.lifeline.org.au/
Kids Helpline: https://kidshelpline.com.au/
000 Emergency
Butterfly Foundation https://butterfly.org.au/ 

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