Lead Nutritionist
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Mar 9
New Paper!
The Rules of the Game: Towards a Theory of Practice for Performance Nutritionists in Professional Soccer Using Bourdieu’s Concepts of Habitus, Capital and Field @SportsMedicineJ
Link: link.springer.com/article/10…
#soccer #nutrition #practice #nutritionist
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Apr 20
Huge congratulations to @weelunfoo on successful PhD viva defence today, it has been a pleasure to work with Wee and supervisors @columcronin @close_nutrition @jlAreta on a superb football nutrition PhD.
Thanks to examiners @Sam_Moss15 @liam_anderson5
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Our latest FREE PAPER: Rules of the game, towards a theory of practice for performance nutritionists working in professional soccer. Congrats @weelunfoo on latest PhD paper @LJMU @LJMUSportSci thanks to co-authors @columcronin @close_nutrition
link.springer.com/article/10…
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Wee Lun Foo retweeted
Jan 23
⚽️For Premier League players, how does energy needs shift during injury rehab?
Using doubly labelled water, researchers found TDEE can rise depending on rehab phase. This highlights the need for individualized nutrition strategies in recovery.
doi.org/qn3k
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Jan 16
New Paper!
Foo et al. (2026) Energy requirements of injured soccer players: a doubly labelled water case series from the English Premier League | Performance Nutrition Journal
Link: link.springer.com/article/10…
Thanks to all co-authors @JamesyMorton @JohnSpeakman4
#soccer #energy
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Jan 16
Our latest free case-study paper from @LJMUSportSci on Energy requirements of injured soccer players from Premier League
link.springer.com/article/10…
Congrats to @weelunfoo on latest PhD paper and thanks to funders @ScienceinSport and @SpursOfficial
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Wee Lun Foo retweeted
10 Nov 2025
Excited to share that our new paper is out in The FASEB Journal after years in the making! 🎉
“Endocrine, Metabolic, and Skeletal Muscle Proteomic Responses During Energy Deficit With Concomitant Aerobic Exercise in Humans.”
🔗 faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.co…
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Wee Lun Foo retweeted
5 Sep 2025
🆕"Energy expenditure of male ⚽️ players from @premierleague team did not differ between 1 & 2-games/week microcycles, likely due to the comparable external loads"
➡️CHO from 4-6 to 6-8 g/kg on MD/Rec
👉@weelunfoo @JamesyMorton @TesterEmma et al, 2025 🏴
📂journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/a…
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4 Sep 2025
Energy Expenditure of Male Soccer Players from an English Premier League Team Does Not Differ Between One-Game and Two-Game Per Week Microcycles
@MSSEonline
Link:journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/a…
Thanks to supervisors and co-authors @JamesyMorton
@TesterEmma
#football #energy #soccer
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4 Sep 2025
Our latest paper, Energy Expenditure of EPL players in 1 and 2 games per week micro-cycles. Congrats to @weelunfoo and thanks to funders and players @ScienceinSport @SpursOfficial @LJMUSportSci
More data to inform nutrition guidelines for elite players
journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/a…
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Wee Lun Foo retweeted
30 Jul 2025
⚽️ Session 10 @ScienceinSport Webinar Series! Research update exploring the nutrition culture within professional football and the energy and nutritional requirements of elite footballers
🗓 Wed 6th August
🎤 @weelunfoo
🕒 Global times below
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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9 Jul 2025
Foo et al. (2025) Should sports scientists and coaches provide sodium supplementation to professional soccer players? Insights from English premier league players.
Link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
Thanks to all supervisors and coauthors @JamesyMorton @nextlvlnut @TesterEmma
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Wee Lun Foo retweeted
9 Jul 2025
Congrats to @weelunfoo on latest PhD publication, sodium requirements in footballers, thanks to players @SpursOfficial, funders @ScienceinSport and coauthors @nextlvlnut @TesterEmma @close_nutrition @vlad_sabou @LJMUSportSci @LJMU journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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Wee Lun Foo retweeted
19 May 2025
Have you ever thought about how your muscles change when you lose weight and keep doing aerobic exercise?
We did too, and investigated it.
See the preprint for our latest work here:
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Wee Lun Foo retweeted
14 May 2025
🆕"This review concluded that current CHO guidelines for ⚽️ lack experimental research specific to professional & world-class players"
➡️More field-based experimental trials are required to ensure evidence-based
👉@weelunfoo et al, 2025 🏴
📂Open Access: link.springer.com/article/10…
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Wee Lun Foo retweeted
4 May 2025
📣 Calling all football performance nutritionists! 📣 Don't miss the opportunity to connect with leading experts in elite sport. We have a few spaces remaining, complete the form and join the waitlist for a chance to attend our exclusive event! ⚽️🍎 forms.gle/8AqAass6L4bJPMwj9
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23 Apr 2025
Foo et al. (2025) Fueling Soccer Players: A Scoping Review and Audit of Literature Related to Soccer-Specific Guidelines for Carbohydrate Intake @SportsMedicineJ
Link: link.springer.com/article/10…
Thanks to all co-authors @JamesyMorton @TesterEmma @jlAreta @close_nutrition
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Wee Lun Foo retweeted
23 Apr 2025
Our latest FREE PAPER. Great work by @weelunfoo @LJMUSportSci. Research on elite players needed! @UEFA
Fueling Soccer Players: Scoping Review and Audit of Literature Related to Soccer-Specific Guidelines for Carbohydrate Intake link.springer.com/article/10…
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Wee Lun Foo retweeted
10 Apr 2025
Join us for the exclusive SiS Global Sport Nutrition Webinar Series featuring top experts, latest research and real-world strategies.
Free & exclusive global webinar series tailored for the sport science community.
All details below and register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Wee Lun Foo retweeted
17 Mar 2025
🚨PhD Studentship Opportunity in Nutrition and Football! 🚨
We’re offering a unique opportunity to research Fuelling and Recovery Demands in Professional Senior Soccer Players
🗓Application link below, deadline is 16th April.
#PhD #Nutrition #Football #Fuelling #Recovery
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