Hello All!
Hope the Holidays are going well. I have received a great gift this season...my rock climbing research paper has officially been published!!!
You may remember my September 22, 2008 blog post, where I described my research study on two guys who essentially ate rice for a month-long climbing trip. I wrote a scientific paper on the study, and it has been published!
My paper is titled: "Following 2 diet-restricted male outdoor rock climbers: impact on oxidative stress and improvements in markers of cardiovascular risk".
It is in Volume 33, Issue 6, pp 1250-1256 of Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism.
You can find the paper on the journal's website at: http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/rp-ps/journalDetail.jsp?jcode=apnm&lang=eng
Thanks to all those who helped out with my research! Hopefully more research into rock climbing is yet to come!
Krystal Merrells
About Me
- Krystal Merrells
- I am a climber, nutrition educator and researcher. I have been climbing for about 9 years all around the world, and have participated in some Canadian and American competitions. I graduated with a degree in Human Nutritional Sciences at the University of Manitoba. I have and continue to work with a sports dietitian to help educate athletes. For 4 years I have been involved in nutrition research. I’ve had the chance to be in charge of two of my own projects. These were on nutrition for rock climbers. You can see the results of these projects on this blog! Currently, I am a dietetic intern at The Ottawa General Hospital. This internship will give me hands teaching in nutrition. I will be practicing in all areas of nutrition that will allow me to become a Registered Dietitian. Hopefully, I will have gained the experience I need to better serve you! I started this blog because I have seen that there is little nutrition information out there for us climbers. I have met lots of climbers who are interested in what to eat for our sport. For all the times I've spent at the bottom of climbs answering nutrition questions of other climbers, this blog is for you!