Episode 169 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition‘s “We Do Science” podcast! In this episode, Laurent Bannock discusses “Food First, But Not Food Only” with Professor Graeme Close PhD (Liverpool John Moores University, UK).

Discussion topics include:

• Defining the concept of “Food First”
• Why a food first approach is important in performance and health focussed nutrition
• Why context matters
• The ‘food first not food only’ approach to sport nutrition
• Example situations where performance may be compromised with a strict food only approach
• Example situations where immune health may be compromised with a strict food only approach
• Guidance on how best to deliver a ‘food first, but not always a food only’ sport nutrition strategy in a safe and evidence-based manner