Symposium on sports nutrition held at Max Hospital Mohali on April 19, 2015

Sports has a completely different perspective and is fast becoming great career options for the future generations. Nutrition for athletes is an involved science, and many factors must be considered to achieve maximum results. The recent scientific survey indicates that the majority of athletes, trainers, and other professionals tending to the sportsman do not have a working knowledge of what constitutes a good sports nutrition program. To enhance the knowledge on Sports nutrition, the symposium was held in association with IDA Chandigarh Chapter. Around 60 practicing nutritionist participated including Dr Geetanjali Bhide, consultant- Sports and Exercise Nutrition, College of Home Science, Nirmala Niketan and SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai was the chief speaker at the event. Ritika Samaddar, Regional Director, Dept. of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Max Healthcare Institute Ltd, Shivani Gulati, Head , Department of Dietetics were also present. * Max Healthcare is the Healthcare partner to Delhi Daredevil, Delhi Dynamos and Delhi Half Marathon