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Leslie Bonci

Leslie Bonci

Board-certified sports dietitian and owner of Active Eating Advice; sports nutrition consultant for the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.

Jul 7, 2026

4:39
Now let's get started with the first one, unintended consequences of food elimination.
4:44
Yes.
4:44
So, you know, a, a lot of times, for whatever reason it is, sometimes it's because we follow a particular influencer or our favorite athlete or whatever the case is, and they're not eating a food.
4:56
And so we decide we won't do that either.
4:58
We'll cut out a food.
5:00
Okay.
5:00
Now, because the audience that we're talking about are people that are physically active, so you can't just cut something out without finding a replacement for is, "Oh, well, I'm not gonna consume enough fluid." Well, that's a recipe for disaster each and every time because it's gonna impact your strength and your speed and stamina, recovery, injury prevention, all of it.

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30:58
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