Wee Lun Foo

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/10.100… #soccer #nutrition #practice #nutritionist

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/10.100…

⚽️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

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/10.118… Thanks to all co-authors @JamesyMorton @JohnSpeakman4 #soccer #energy

Our latest free case-study paper from @LJMUSportSci on Energy requirements of injured soccer players from Premier League link.springer.com/article/10.118… Congrats to @weelunfoo on latest PhD paper and thanks to funders @ScienceinSport and @SpursOfficial

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.com/doi/10.1096/fj…

🆕"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/abst…

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/abst… Thanks to supervisors and co-authors @JamesyMorton @TesterEmma #football #energy #soccer

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/abst…

⚽️ 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/regist…

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/10.1177/17… Thanks to all supervisors and coauthors @JamesyMorton @nextlvlnut @TesterEmma

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/full/10.11…

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/10.110…

🆕"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/10.100…

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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/10.100… Thanks to all co-authors @JamesyMorton @TesterEmma @jlAreta @close_nutrition

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/10.100…

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/regist…

🚨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

@close_nutrition Thanks Graeme!

Great work Wee