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Nicholas Zarate

Registered Dietitian

· Education: B.S. in Kinesiology, M.S. in Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity

· Nic serves as the nutrition resource for Olympic sports athletes, coaches and staff. Nic provides nutrition services like individualized counseling, nutrition education talks, hydration testing, body composition testing, and supplementation to roughly half of the athletes at U of A.

· BS Kinesiology from University of Virginia (2020). MS Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity from University of Southern California (2022). Dietetic internship through University of Southern California (2022)

· Specialty: Sports and performance nutrition

· CDR Registered Dietitian (2022)

· Worked with LA Chargers during 2021 Season

· Currently works with Men’s Tennis, Women’s Basketball, Softball, Men’s & Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving, Soccer, Triathlon

Other Career Highlights

· Published in the Healthy Aging Dietetic Practice Group Journal for his research article on “Collagen Supplementation on Osteoarthritis.”

· Nic has been a member of the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitian association since 2022. In January 2024, Nic was selected and attended CPSDA’s Leadership Excellence and Administrative Development summit which provides CPSDA’s high potential leaders with actionable resources to enhance their professional skill set.

· Nic was in an R&B / hip-hop a capella group at UVA.

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