March 17, 2009

Garden City, N.Y. - On Tuesday, March 3 the Adelphi University Athletic Department hosted an educational seminar on nutrition. Dr. Leslie Bonci, a registered dietician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, presented the effects and importance of nutrition and proper hydration on athletic performance.

Leslie Bonci is a Board certified specialist in sports nutrition and an adjunct assistant professor of nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Bonci serves as the sports dietitian for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Riverhounds, University of Pittsburgh Athletics and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She has served as the consulting nutritionist for the United States Olympics Canoe and Kayak team and the WNBA. She is also a contributing author to the American Dietetic Association's sports nutrition manual.

This is the second time that Dr. Bonci has joined Adelphi Athletics as part of the educational speaker series. She also presented once before in the fall of 2006.

The Athletic Department provides several educational speakers each year for Adelphi's student-athletes. Previous topics have included social networking, career development and drug awareness.

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