Dietitians
Dan Benardot
Sports-nutrition professor and researcher whose work links energy availability, meal timing and athlete performance.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Dan Benardot is Professor of Practice in the Emory University Center for the Study of Human Health. Emory records that he joined the centre after retiring from Georgia State University, where he had been a tenured full professor of nutrition and a full professor of kinesiology and health; Georgia State lists him as professor emeritus.
His research and consulting have focused on energy availability, nutrient timing and the performance and health consequences of how athletes distribute food intake. Georgia State reports that he has worked with hundreds of elite athletes and teams, including the United States women's gymnastics team that won Olympic gold in 1996 and the American marathon medallists at the 2004 Olympic Games.
Benardot's university profiles connect his laboratory work with practical performance nutrition. His documented career spans academic appointments, athlete consulting and education intended to translate sports-nutrition research into day-to-day training and competition practice.
Dietitian and researcher known for energy availability and Olympic performance nutrition.
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Achievements and distinctions
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Nutrition work with the 1996 Olympic champion United States women's gymnastics team.
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Consulting support associated with United States marathon medallists at the 2004 Olympic Games.
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Professor emeritus at Georgia State University and Professor of Practice at Emory University.
Career and education
Teams and organisations
Emory University · Georgia State University · United States women's gymnastics team · United States Olympic marathon programme
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