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The Winter 2023 issue of Expeditions provides information to Sports RDs so they can be aware of appropriate tactics to use when working with athletes with sickle cell trait.
This issue includes:
- Letter from the 2023-2024 Chair
- Letter from the Editor
- Expeditions: A Year in Review
- Member Spotlight
- Timely Topics: High-Potency Multivitamins
- Nutrition Strategies to Maximize Mitochondrial Function in Athletes
- Sickle Cell Trait and Hydration Status: Bringing Awareness to Sports Practitioners
- Cognitive Sports Nutrition
- Research Snippets
CPE Level: 2
CPEU: 0.75
Performance Indicators
- 4.2.6 Integrates relevant information with previous learning, experience, professional knowledge, and current practice models.
- 8.1.1 Interprets and applies evidence-based literature and standards for determining nutritional needs of target audiences.
- 9.4.3 Adjusts teaching plans and delivery to meet the needs of specified individuals, groups and populations.
Learning Objectives
- Identify conditions that lead to poor health outcomes in athletes with sickle cell trait (SCT).
- Recognize how urine specific gravity (USG) can affect SCT athletes.
- Apply appropriate strategies for athletes with SCT to decrease the risk of a life-threatening sickling event