Since 1990 she has served as the head of sports nutrition at the Australian Institute of Sport and served as the team dietitian for the Australian Olympic team for five Summer Olympics from 1996 to 2012. Burke is also director of the International Olympic Committee diploma in sports nutrition and is part of the Nutrition Working Group of the IOC. Her research and education interests in sport supplements have included work on caffeine and sport performance. Louise hates coffee and has never tried an energy drink; to her husband’s chagrin, her daily caffeine intake consists of half cups of weak black tea. She is committed to practicing her (also very modest) sporting ability. Toward the end of her annual marathon she consumes caffeinated cola drinks or sport confectionary, which get her to the finish line with a smile on her face.