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Tracy Bowman (Sports Dietitian): Nutrition Lecture To High School Track Team Was Life-Changing Moment

Submitted by National Youth Sports Safety Month on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 20:08. | comments

In recognition of April as National Youth Sports Safety Month, MomsTeam has asked 30 experts to write a blog answering two questions: first, how or why did they get into their field, and second, how have they made a difference in the life of a youth athlete in the past year.

Today, we hear from sports dietitian Tracy Bowman, owner of Performance Nutrition and Wellness in Johnstown, Pennyslvania.

By Tracy Bowman, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN

A lecture to her high school track team on the relationship between diet and performance was a life-changing moment for one dietitian.

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