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Alex Bell APD, RD, CEDC-D

Accredited Practising Dietitian and Accredited Sports Dietitian

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BIO

Alex Bell is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Sport Dietitian with over a decade of experience in public health and private practice spanning across Australia, UK and USA. She specialises in fuelling for performance, enhancing recovery and supporting athletes through injury recovery and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDS). Alex is especially passionate about supporting the overall wellbeing of athletes - not just their performance.

She brings extensive experience in working with individuals struggling with disordered eating and eating disorders, particularly children, adolescents and young athletes. A former international collegiate tennis player and avid long-distance runner, Alex combines her personal sporting experience with evidence-based practice to support active individuals at all levels - from emerging young talent to recreational and seasoned athletes.
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SPECIALIST AREAS

Endurance and Team sports

Child and adolescent athletes

REDS, Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders

Injury recovery and nutrition for wellbeing

2024 – Present

Senior Dietitian

Austin Hospital CYMHS Specialist Eating Disorders Service

Australia

2024 – Present

Senior Dietitian and Sports Dietitian

Oncore Nutrition

Australia

2022 – 2024

Sport Dietitian

Enfield Town Football Club Ladies First Team

London, UK

2019 – 2024

Senior Dietitian Specialist

Eating Disorders service

London, UK

2023 – 2024

Specialist Dietitian

TCN Private practice

London, UK

2015 – 2016

MSc Research with Queens Park Rangers Football Club and
Jason Roberts Foundation Football Academy

London, UK

2012 – 2014

Sport Nutrition Intern

NCAA Division 1 College Drexel University

USA

Athlete

NCAA Division 1 Collegiate Tennis Athlete.

USA

2022

Level 1 ISAK Anthropometrist

2024

Specialist Supportive Clinical Management for Eating Disorders (SSCM)

2023

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E)

Centre for Research on Eating Disorders at Oxford

2022

Family Based Treatment (FBT) for Eating Disorders

CEED and Maudsley

2021

SDA Sport Nutrition Course

2016

MSc in Sport and Exercise Nutrition

University of Westminster, UK

2014

BSc in Food and Nutrition

Drexel University, USA

PUBLICATIONS

Mental health and nutrition considerations for active kids

Author | SDA Fuel blog | 2021

Nutrition to improve cognitive function

Author | Australian Women’s Golf Magazine Spring Edition | 2023

Cutting Edge Psychiatry in Practise (CEPiP) journal focus edition on eating disorders

Co-Contributor | 2024

Creator of Normal Eating Module content for the Be Body Positive Website

Website content and blog editor | 2023

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Spotlight food article

Author | SDA Re-Fuel magazine Spring Edition | 2022

Performance

Author | Australian Women’s Golf Magazine Spring Edition | 2023

Eating Disorders in Young Athletes

Presenter | UK Sport and Exercise
Nutrition Annual Conference (SENr BDA) | 2023

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