Show Notes
Join me and Brett Singer RD, the expert to the experts! Brett is a sports dietitian at Memorial Hermann in Houston, Texas and a Major League Soccer dietitian. We are going to cover the foundations of sports nutrition for teens. We talk about the basics, the things all great athletes must master about eating. This will be an episode you don't want to miss!
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