Rieneke Terink PhD

Dr. Rieneke Terink is a scientific researcher at Sports Valley, the high performance medical centre of Hospital Gelderse Vallei in Ede, Netherlands, where she specializes in exercise medicine and nutritional strategies for athletes. Her research focuses on the intricate relationships between exercise, micronutrients, and immune responses. Her doctoral work at Wageningen University & Research investigated how exercise affects micronutrient status and immune responses, particularly examining changes in magnesium levels and cytokine responses after exercise. Her significant findings include demonstrating how blood magnesium levels fluctuate during exercise and recovery, and how dietary carbohydrate intake influences exercise-induced stress and immune responses. As an instructor for the MOOC "Nutrition, Exercise and Sports" at Wageningen University, she shares her expertise on sports nutrition and exercise physiology. Her current research at Sports Valley concentrates on developing evidence-based nutritional strategies for injured athletes and exploring the concept of exercise as medicine. Her work has contributed valuable insights into monitoring training load in athletes and understanding the complex interactions between nutrition, exercise stress, and immune function.