Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Marie Dunford, PhD, RD, is a freelance author and editor of nutrition education materials, including textbooks, consumer books, online courses, continuing professional education courses and magazine and newspaper articles. She is co-author of Nutrition for Sport and Exercise, a college textbook, and The Athlete's Guide to Making Weight and editor of Sports Nutrition: A Practice Manual for Professionals, Fourth Edition. A former professor and chair in the department of food science and nutrition at California State University at Fresno, Dr. Dunford has extensive experience with NCAA Division I athletes. She is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Dietetic Association (ADA). She also is an active member of Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN), a practice group of the ADA and recipient of their 2006 Achievement Award. She received a PhD in education from the University of Southern California. Her master's and bachelor's degrees are in the field of dietetics and she is a registered dietitian.