Go to the source. Then go to a person.
Every number on the Nutrition Desk traces back to a consensus statement or a position stand. These are those documents, the practical versions written for athletes, the databases that check what is actually in a supplement, and the people who do this for a living.
Sources
29
Position stands
9
Groups
6
Checked
Oct 2026
Where the numbers come from
Consensus statements are what a field agrees on after arguing for years. Every target on the Desk traces back to one of these.
The same science, printed for a fridge
One-page fact sheets from the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee's sport dietitians. Written for athletes, not for journals.
Check the batch, not the marketing
A US supplement is not tested for content before it is sold. These are the frameworks and databases that do the checking.
The composition tables behind the planner
Where the grams in the planner's food table come from, and where to look up anything it does not list.
A sports dietitian, by name and postcode
The single most useful resource on this page is a person. These directories find credentialed ones.
If food has become hard
Confidential, free, and staffed by people who do this every day. Reaching out early is the strongest predictor of a good recovery.
In an emergency, call 911. If you are worried about a teammate, telling an athletic trainer or coach is not betraying them.
Printable
The whole Desk on one page
Carbohydrate by day type, protein per feed, fluids, sleep, caffeine for under-18s, the supplement rules, and the warning signs that mean talk to someone. Tape it inside a locker. General ranges only: your own numbers live in the planner.
Open the cheat sheetEducation, not diagnosis. This is a science education platform. Nothing here replaces a physician, a physical therapist, or an athletic trainer. Sudden severe pain, numbness, an inability to bear weight, or visible deformity means stop reading and get seen.