Sports Nutrition and Supplements
We’ll create a personalized sports nutrition plan to help you reach your performance and health goals.
Medically reviewed by Brandee Waite, M.D., Ryan Freshman, M.D. and Kathryn Ward, R.D on April 13, 2026.
Helping You Maximize Your Performance
The right nutrition boosts your performance and improves your health. At UC Davis Health, our sports medicine team includes a registered sports dietitian. We’ll map out the optimal nutrition and supplement regimen to help you achieve your fitness goals.
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Sports Nutrition Services
We provide nutrition counseling and education for active people and athletes of all abilities. Our goal is to help you break through plateaus and achieve peak performance.
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Body Composition Analysis
We measure your levels of body fat, bone density and lean mass with a body composition analysis. This helps us determine your nutritional needs.
Metabolic Testing
Our metabolic tests analyze how your body burns calories while exercising and at rest. With this information, we can tailor an appropriate food plan.
Nutritional Counseling
Our dietitian will help you understand how to make food choices that fuel your active lifestyle and improve your performance.
Supplement Evaluation
The right supplements can enhance your health and performance. We offer recommendations on supplements that will help you reach your goals.
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Benefits of Working with Our Sports Dietitian
Sports dietitians receive special training in clinical nutrition and nutrition counseling. You can benefit from their expertise in several ways.
Improve Your Performance
Better nutrition can help you increase your stamina and endurance and boost your strength and power. You’ll notice an improvement in your training or workouts.
Make Better Food Choices
You’ll learn about the foods and supplements that your body needs for optimal health and performance. Your nutrition plan will help you choose the best foods for your goals.
Prevent Illness and Injury
Your plan will incorporate foods and supplements that strengthen your immune system. If you have an existing medical condition, our sports dietitian will help you manage it with nutrition.
The Effects of Inadequate Nutrition
Inadequate nutrition can undermine your health and performance goals. It can negatively impact your body in several ways.
Excess Body Weight and Obesity
Poor nutrition increases your risk of obesity, which can contribute to health conditions like cancer, coronary artery disease (CAD) and type 2 diabetes.
High Blood Pressure
Packaged and processed foods have excess sodium. Too much sodium causes high blood pressure, which can lead to serious vascular conditions like stroke.
High Cholesterol
High cholesterol levels contribute to a buildup of plaque in your blood vessels, which can lead to conditions like CAD. Eating red meat, fried foods and high-fat dairy products raises your cholesterol.
Awards and Recognitions
Ranked among the best in 6 specialties
A U.S. News & World Report best hospital in cancer care, cardiology, heart & vascular surgery, geriatrics, neurology & neurosurgery, orthopedics, and pulmonology & lung surgery.
Ranked among the nation’s best children’s hospitals
U.S. News & World Report ranked UC Davis Children’s Hospital among the best in pediatric nephrology, orthopedics*, and neonatology. (*Together with Shriners Children’s Northern California)
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital by U.S. News, and recognized in 23 types of care including acute kidney failure, cancer care, cardiology, heart & vascular surgery, COPD, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat surgery, gastroenterology & GI surgery, geriatrics, gynecological cancer surgery, heart arrhythmia, heart attack, heart failure, hip fracture, hip replacement, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, lung cancer surgery, neurology & neurosurgery, orthopedics, pneumonia, pulmonology & lung surgery and stroke.
The nation’s highest nursing honor
UC Davis Medical Center has received Magnet® recognition, the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence.
World-class cancer care
One of ~59 U.S. cancer centers designated “comprehensive” by the National Cancer Institute.
A leader in health care equality
For the 13th consecutive year, UC Davis Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the educational arm of America’s largest civil rights organization.
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