Carbohydrates: What athletes need to know, with dietitian Brooke Czarnecki

"The athletic person is going to need more calories overall, and a lot of those calories should be coming from carbohydrates," shares Lane 9 clinician, Brooke Czarnecki RDN . We are talking ALL about carbs on this episode! We talk about why athletes need to skirt the general nutrition advice and focus more on their unique needs, especially when it comes to carbs. We talk specifics, we talk tracking, we talk Low Carbohydrate Availability, and much more. If you've noticed that your hemoglobin A1c numbers are high, or are wondering how low energy/carbohydrate availability may impact these biomarker, here's a great read from another Lane 9 clinician, Abby Chan RDN: " Why your hemoglobin A1c might be high, even if you're an endurance athlete" If you have a question for the Lane 9 clinicians, send it to us via our contact form on Lane9Project.org. Connect with Brooke, and other Lane 9 clinicians, by going to Lane9Project.org/directory .

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Carbohydrates: What athletes need to know, with dietitian Brooke Czarnecki is an episode from RD Real Talk - Registered Dietitians Keeping it Real by Heather Caplan RD.

This episode is 54:35 long.

This episode was published on Mar 19, 2026.

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