Eating for Sport

Shelly Meltzer is a registered dietitian who qualified at the University of Cape Town with a BSc Dip Ther Diet in 1986 and an MSc (Med) Nutrition and Dietetics in 1997. She heads the dietetic practice at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, where she has worked with many development and elite athletes, including national cricket, soccer and rugby teams and Olympic competitors. She has written a regular nutrition column, contributed to various books and other publications on sports nutrition and presented papers on sports nutrition and dietary assessment at international conferences. Cecily Fuller is a registered dietitian with more than 15 years' experience in different fields of nutrition and dietetics, including clinical and community nutrition, research as well as consulting to various food and other health-related industries. She has also edited and contributed to several books. Cecily has a BSc (Med)(Hons) in Sports Science from the University of Cape Town and is an associate in the dietetic practice at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa.