Rate My Professor Sara Forbes

Sara Forbes serves as an Online Course Facilitator at Adelaide University Online and Learning Futures, with affiliations to UniSA Online and UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences. She is also a Lecturer in Nutrition and Food Sciences. Holding qualifications from the University of Otago, New Zealand—including a Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics (2009-2010), a Bachelor of Science (2007-2008), and a Bachelor of Physical Education with Honours (1997-2000)—Forbes is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD). Her professional career spans clinical and food service dietetics in New Zealand, Australia, and Italy. Key appointments include Senior Dietitian Food Services at SA Health (2022-2023), Research Food Service Dietitian at the Australian Institute of Sport and Australian Catholic University (2019), multiple Food Service Dietitian roles at the Australian Sports Commission (2018, 2016), Advanced Dietitian Food Services at Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (2017-2018), Food Service Nutrition Fellow at the Australian Sports Commission (2015), Senior Food Service Dietitian at SA Health (2013-2014), and Clinical Dietitian at Waitemata District Health Board (2010-2013). Since 2019, she has facilitated online undergraduate nutrition courses. In 2024, she began a part-time PhD at Australian Catholic University, focusing on planetary health and sport and exercise nutrition.

Forbes has co-authored numerous publications in sports and exercise nutrition. Significant contributions include King et al. (2022) on short-term very high carbohydrate diets and gut-training in endurance athletes (Nutrients); Forbes et al. (2021) rapid review of environmental impacts of food consumption in Australia and New Zealand (Current Nutrition Reports); Burke et al. (2021) on adaptation to low carbohydrate high fat diets (Journal of Physiology) and beetroot juice in race walkers (Nutrients); Burke et al. (2020) on ketogenic LCHF diets in elite race walkers (PLoS ONE); Mirtschin et al. (2018) on dietary control organization (International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism); and Burke et al. (2017) on LCHF diets impairing exercise economy (Journal of Physiology). She maintains memberships in Dietitians Australia (since 2013) and Sports Dietitians Australia (since 2024).