FEATURE: NUTRITIONAL PREPARATION their schedule that can impact their energy and fluid requirements or Burkhart S.J. Pelly F.E. (2013) competition eating schedules. “Athletes’ Opinions of Food Provision at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games: The Influence of Culture and Games presents a wonderful opportunity Sport” International Journal of Sport to showcase the work of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. Dietitians. This extends not only to the 23, 11 -23 work involved in developing menus and recipes but also training the food service Pelly F. O’Connor H. Denyer G. and team to ensure the food provided is of Caterson I. (2009) “Catering for the the highest standard while meeting the Athlete Village at the Sydney 2000 various nutritional and cultural needs of Olympic Games: the role of the all competing athletes. It’s also going to sports dietitian” Int J Sports Nutr demonstrate the work that dietitians have Exerc Metab 19, 340-354 done in the lead up to these Games to help athletes use food as their performance advantage. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sally Walker is the Australian Team dietitian at the Commonwealth Games. She is a member of the Dietitian Association of Australia (DAA) as well as Sports Dietitians Australia (SDA). VOLUME 36 • APRIL ISSUE 2018 23 k_olbaP/kcotsknihT