49ers Dietitian Discusses NFL Athletes and Emerging Nutrition Science

NFL players hit harder, run faster, and jump higher than ever before. That means they need all the help they can get in fueling peak performance and recovery. For the past three years, the 49ers have looked to Jordan Mazur to provide it. We sat down with Jordan, who’s one of our Momentous Performance Engineers, to get his take on a wide range of topics – everything from the need for clean supplements to his people-first approach to the promise of genetic testing.

0:10 - “What are the biggest nutrition misconceptions you see in the NFL?”
2:07 - “How important is individualization in nutrition?”
2:50 - “How important is trust between the athlete and dietician?”
3:46 - “What tools are you using to personalize your nutrition prescriptions?”
4:49 - “How important is it that your supplements are NSF certified?”
5:59 - “What shifts are you seeing in the food industry?”
6:34 - “How do consumers influence the products companies produce?”
8:09 - “Nutrition is just part of the equation - What other factors affect performance?”

[nica_physical_therapy]

They call it emerging. Here in the health sciences we have been preaching this for decades with a lot of push back. As I tell my athletes, you can never out-perform a unhealthy diet.

[Discovery_and_Change]

Was hoping to get some different information, such as how to fuel up and recover, but at least I learned about looking for the NSF label.

[knightsnutrition]

Wonderful information! Thanks for taking the time to make this video!

[Discovery_and_Change]

Main points: have a healthy diet, but get your rest/sleep, too, and try not to be stressed.

[flanagamer]

This guy reminds me of Derek Hough for some reason 😅

[thequeenofdiamondsmagic]

Can i ask if Jordan is a nutritionist or a dietitian please

[Bushcraft]

Specialist sports nutrition strength and conditioning specialist 15 years athletes bodybuilders gym people master trainer