Renee McGregor is a leading sports and eating disorder specialist dietitian.  She is accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council, the Sports and Exercise Nutrition Register, and is a member of the BDA’s Sports Nutrition Specialist Group. With over 15 years' experience working in nutrition, Renee works with elite athletes, coaches and sport science teams to provide nutritional strategies to enhance sport performance and manage eating disorders. She is the author of the best-selling book Training Food, which went straight to number one in Amazon's Fitness Training category in April 2015. Renee is a regular contributor to health and fitness publications such as BBC Food, Triathlon 220 and Outdoor Fitness.  Renee speaks at nutrition conferences across the globe, and was recently keynote speaker at the Sports Performance Conference at The University of Bath, and the Bone Health and Stress Fracture Conference at the Institute of Sport Exercise & Health. Show notes What’s the difference between a dietician and a nutritionist and why it matters Where her passion for food, diet & nutrition came from How she developed her career and why it was important for her to continue her education while she had young children Growing up in an Asian family and her relationship with food, and how family impacted on it How the message around healthy eating has got everyone confused about what to eat Getting your nutrition right while training and how you can do this with a family Body image and why we shouldn’t all be trying to achieve just one body type Having young daughters and being a role model to them Why your attitude is so important The biggest myths that need to be debunked! Do carbs make you fat? - True or False? Lets talk about sugar….  How much protein do you need? Health bloggers….. Being diagnosed with an auto immune disease and the impact its had on her life How’s best to recovery after a training session - is it a protein shake or a steak? Supplements and why you should be taking Vitamin D every day Training Food: Get the Fuel You Need to Achieve Your Goals - Before, During and After Exercise Links Renee Website  @mcgregor_renee I’m also on twitter @_TOUGH_GIRL Help the Tough Girl Podcast get to 100,000 downloads by 4th August 2016! - Tell your friends about the Tough Girl Podcast!!! Share these inspirational stories! A massive thank you to everyone who has become a patron! You too can support the Tough Girl Podcast from $2 to $5 per month!  CLICK HERE!   ALL MY LINKS! ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/_tough_girl ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/toughgirlchallenges/  ✩ Blog/Website - www.toughgirlchallenges.com/  ✩ FaceBook - https://www.facebook.com/ToughGirlChallenges/  ✩ Tumblr - http://toughgirlchallenges.tumblr.com  ✩ Pinterest - https://uk.pinterest.com/Tough101/  ✩ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ToughGirlPodcast?ty=h