A Pioneer in Athletic Nutrition
Skoog a Pioneer in Athletic Nurtrition
By Cliff Kirkpatrick
Ingrid Skoog’s passion for nutrition began as a student at
Skoog graduated in 1986 with a degree in nutrition and dietetics, and wanted to join the Peace Corps to save the world. However, she entered the public health field instead.
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She worked as a nutrition education specialist and coordinator for Portland Public Schools, and as an exercise physiologist and manager at the Oregon Health Sciences University Human Performances Laboratory.
While running one day it occurred to her that she could combine athletics and nutrition. So she went back to OSU to earn a master’s degree in exercise science in 1992.
“At that point there were no programs that merge nutrition and exercise performance,” Skoog said. “There was some research going on, but it was in its infancy in looking at nutrition’s role in performance at the scientific level. I got into the study of it early.”
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