February 13, 2007 – A New Publication from the FIS Sub-Committee for Ladies’ Cross-Country, “The Role of Adequate Nutrition for Performance and Health for Female Cross-Country Skiers” which was originally published in 2003 has recently been updated and is now available online in PDF format from the CCC website: www.cccski.com

The 74-page document was authored by:

Nanna L. Meyer, PhD, RD, Research Associate and Sports Dietitian at The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital (TOSH) in Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Susie Parker-Simmons, MS, RD Sports Dietitian at the United States Olympic Training Center (USOC), Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Julia M. Erbacher, BS, Sports Dietetics Graduate Student Intern at The Orthopedic

Specialty Hospital and Division of Nutrition, University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT,

Various themes addressed by the document include:

1. ENERGY METABOLISM AND BODY COMPOSITION
2. MACRONUTRIENTS
3. FLUID
4. MICRONUTRIENTS
5. FATIGUE
6. THE FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD
7. DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS AND SPORTS FOODS
8. THE TRAVELING ATHLETE