Kerryn Gibson. Dietitian: Sports Nutrition & Child Nutrition
Sports Management in Durban

Kerryn qualified as a dietitian in 2003. After university she completed her community service year at Montebello hospital, following which she worked at Stanger Hospital for two years as a clinical dietitian. From 2006 to 2011 Kerryn lived and worked in London, where she specialised in paediatric and sport nutrition. She then moved back to Durban to start her own practice and to bring back the experience she gained abroad. She is based at the Kings Park Sports Medicine Centre.   Kerryn works with children from infancy and throughout childhood. She helps parents deal with food allergies, feeding intolerances, diabetes, obesity, constipation, poor weight gain, introducing solid foods, breastfeeding, fussy eating, epilepsy, autism, ADHD, cystic fibrosis and tube feeding. “Monitoring and maintaining a child’s growth and diet through sickness and health is key to ensuring adequate development – both physically and cognitively.”

Kerryn also works with recreational and professional athletes across a range of disciplines including, triathlon, off-road cycling, road cycling, swimming, cricket, running, rugby, soccer, gymnastics, golf and dancing. Her goal is to help athletes achieve their body composition goals, enhance their training outcomes, speed up their recovery and optimise their race day performance. “The amount, composition and timing of food intake can profoundly affect sports performance” – IOC Consensus.   A challenging area is paediatric sport nutrition. The demands placed on children these days are incredible; both in the classroom and on the sporting fields, it can be difficult to meet their extremely high nutritional requirements. Kerryn works with families to help ensure that their children are eating correctly to support and maintain their growth.