Season 4, Episode 7
Dr. Bubbs interviews Dr. Patrick Wilson, PhD, author of the new book The Athlete Gut.
SUMMARY OF EPISODE:
4:30 – Patrick’s background in sport and nutrition
6:45 – How short-intense and prolonged endurance exercise bouts impact the athlete’s gut
9:00 – Recreational vs. elite athletes and impacts on gut health
10:45 – Do female athletes experience more GI symptoms than men?
14:00 – Gas, bloating and low FODMAP diets in athletes
16:30 – The two most common aggravating fermentable sugars
18:10 – Impacts of high-fat diets on gut health and diversity of microbiota
23:30 – Theoretical benefits of MCT ingestion during exercise
26:00 – Protein ingestion and impacts on bloating and discomfort
28:10 – Long-term implications of restricting fermentable carbohydrates in your diet
30:30 – At what exercise durations does thirst become a ‘poor’ signal for hydration and bringing onboard water and electrolytes
35:00 – Sodium, pickle juice and cramp incidence and severity
40:30 – Mindset, anxiety and gut issues
46:00 – Caffeine, dosing and the potential impacts on digestive symptoms
48:00 – The evolution of research in the ‘athlete gut’ and performance
About Dr. Patrick Wilson, RD, PhD
Dr. Patrick Wilson is an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at Old Dominion University, where he directs the Human Performance Laboratory. He earned a bachelor’s degree in dietetics from Minnesota State University and master’s and doctoral degrees in exercise physiology from the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Wilson has authored over 45 scientific articles that span the disciplines of exercise science, sports nutrition, and health. He has spent hundreds of hours studying how dietary and psychological factors impact gut function and symptomology in exercisers and athletes, and he has been interviewed for his expertise by numerous national media outlets, including the New York Times, Outside Online, the Globe and Mail, and Runner’s World.
LINKS:
The Athlete Gut (buy on Amazon)
@SportsRD_PhD (Twitter)
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