Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) & Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD)
Assistant Director of Performance Nutrition at UC Berkeley Athletics
Founder of Yasi Ansari Nutrition
Former Team Dietitian and clinical nutrition coordinator at UCLA athletics
Former Sports dietitian at california state university, long beach
About Yasi:
Yasi is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD). She specializes in sports nutrition for performance and women's health. She is based in California and currently consults one-on-one with female athletes, coaches and sports teams at local universities and high schools. Yasi works with and has counseled world class NCAA Division 1 Collegiate Athletes, competitive high-school and recreational athletes. Growing up in the performing arts, Yasi understands the importance nutrition plays in the day-to-day of a student-athlete.
Her goal is to empower female athletes through nutrition education and individualized counseling. Her guidance focuses on helping athletes increase energy to perform at their best during practices and competition, build healthy relationships with food, optimize nutrition practices to help decrease injury risk, boost health, hydration, recovery after practice/competition and recovery after injury. Yasi helps athletes adopt sound nutrition practices that are sustainable. In addition to working with competitive athletes, Yasi also works with recreational athletes and those with specific nutrition needs.
Yasi Ansari earned her undergraduate degree in Mass Communication Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and a Master of Science Degree in Family and Consumer Sciences with a distinction in Nutrition and Dietetics from the California State University, Northridge.
“My goal is to empower female athletes through nutrition education and individualized counseling.”
Yasi Ansari Professional Background
Her current sports nutrition roles include:
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics National Media Spokesperson, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Director of Performance Nutrition at UC Berkeley Athletics
Founder of Yasi Ansari Nutrition- Los Angeles, California
Her previous sports nutrition roles have included:
Team Dietitian and Clinical Nutrition Coordinator at UCLA Athletics
Sports Dietitian at California State University, Long Beach Athletics
Her previous clinical roles have included:
Clinical Dietitian 2 at Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital in Newport Beach and Irvine, California
USC Norris Cancer Hospital
Education:
Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD)/Commission on Dietetic Registration- 07/2016
Earned Registered Dietitian License (ID#: 86002537)/Commission on Dietetic Registration- 02/2014
California State University, Northridge, CA(CSUN)
Master of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences (Nutrition and Dietetics)
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communication Studies