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Citizenship
  
Name
  
Asker Jeukendrup

Alma mater
  
Nationality
  
Dutch


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Notable awards
  
Danone Chair in Nutrition at the Free University of Brussels (2005)

Books
  
Sport Nutrition: An Introduction to Energy Production and Performance

Fields
  
Nutritionist, Exercise physiology

Asker Jeukendrup is a sports nutrition scientist and an Ironman triathlete.

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Academic career

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Following an MSc in Human Movement Sciences at Maastricht University in the Netherlands he completed his PhD in 1997 at the same university studying aspects of carbohydrate and fat metabolism during exercise. After postdoctoral research at the University of Texas in Austin, Jeukendrup became the youngest professor at the University of Birmingham at the age of 35. He was a Professor of Exercise Metabolism at the University of Birmingham for over 12 years. He also served as a Director of the Human Performance Lab at the same university. Jeukendrup has authored several books on sports nutrition and over 200 peer reviewed journal articles on exercise and sports nutrition.

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His research interests include metabolic responses to exercise, regulation of carbohydrate and fat metabolism, sports nutrition, gastrointestinal complaints during exercise, training and over-training. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, a member of the New York Academy of Sciences, the Nutrition Society, the Physiological Society, the Biochemical Society, the American Diabetes Association and the European College of Sport Sciences.

Post-academic Career

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In June 2011, Jeukendrup was named Global Senior Director of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) at PepsiCo. In addition to leading GSSI, he remains an adjunct professor at the University of Birmingham.

Sporting Competitions Highlights

Professor Jeukendrup has competed in 21 Ironman races, including 6 Ironman Hawaii triathlons. He won the Golden Gate Headlands Marathon in 2006 (3:22:48) and competed at the European and World Championships duathlons.

Notable Clients

  • Haile Gebrselassie - Ethiopian long-distance track and road running athlete, Olympic gold medalist.
  • Chrissie Wellington - English triathlete holder of three world and championship records relating to ironman-distance triathlon races.
  • Chelsea Football Club
  • UK Athletics
  • British Olympic Association
  • Rabobank cycling team - a professional bicycle racing team, sponsored by the Rabobank.
  • References

    Asker Jeukendrup Wikipedia


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