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Hydration Consideration for Female Ultrarunners with Nidia Rodriguez-Sanchez, PhD #208

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View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website. Episode overview: Nidia Rodriguez-Sanchez, Ph.D., has spent her career in the field of sports nutrition and physiology. She earned her BSc in Dietetics / Clinical Nutrition and later pursued postgraduate studies in Anthropometry and Nutrition applied to Sports, which gave her a better understanding of the unique nutritional needs of athletes and physically active individuals. Dr Rodriguez-Sanchez has worked as a sports dietitian f...

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