By Jodi Friedlander, M.S. and Edward Bauman, M.Ed, Ph.D.
While watching the 2008 Olympics recently, did you wonder what those world-class athletes were eating? Just as top-tier athletes need trainers, coaches, psychologists, and health advisors, so too does the weekend athlete, who trains intermittently and may be unaware of the toll that strenuous exercise can cause when the diet is poor or erratic.