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Commercial Sports Foods: A Source of Confusion?
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While busy athletes enjoy the ease of using pre-wrapped sports foods, these commercial products tend to be more about convenience than necessity. Here is a listing of various types of sport fuels.Fueling for Training: What to eat before, during and after you exercise
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The same athletes who worry about event-day fueling often neglect their day to day training diet. The question this article answers is, “What should I eat before, during and after I train?”Undesired Sideliners: Side Stitches and Runner’s Trots
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An estimated 30 to 50% of distance runners experience exercise-related intestinal problems, with women experiencing more problems than do men. Learn how to minimize them in this article.Chocolate: Is It a “Health Food”?
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Is chocolate healthy? Is it little more than an alluring form of refined sugar, saturated fat and empty calories? Or does chocolate have positive qualities to help athletes?Protein, Carbs & Endurance Performance: Finding the Right Balance
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Ever wonder what’s best to eat during long runs, bike rides or other exercise that lasts more than 60 to 90 minutes?Electrolytes: What are they?
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If you are a fitness exerciser, you are unlikely to need extra electrolytes to replace those lost in sweat. If you exercise hard for more than four hours in the heat, replacment may be needed.Figuring Out Your Sports Diet: Tips for Label Readers
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If you are like many active people, you feel totally confused about what to eat. You listen to a plethora of nutrition experts, read food labels, and then try to piece the information together.Dieting Gone Awry: When Food is Foe
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"I'm 'good' at breakfast and lunch, but after I get home from the gym at night, I end up devouring everything in sight. On weekends, my eating is even crazier." Sound familiar?Quick Weightloss
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So what is the best way to lose weight quickly? Do you simply "starve yourself” by eating as little as possible? The answer depends on your long-term goals.What’s New in the Healthy Food Scene?
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Here's a peek at a few new healthful foods that taste good, are good-for-you, and can add variety to your daily sports diet. Look for them in your local grocery store or natural foods store.Holiday Gift Recipes: Yummy Sports Foods!
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If you are looking for a simple, yet special, gift for your running buddy, teammate, or active friend, enjoy making one of these recipes that will be sure to please any hungry athlete.Reforming Your Healthcare Policy: Food for Thought
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What can you do? You can implement small but sustainable changes that you can happily maintain for the rest of your life. The changes might have more to do with lifestyle than food.Sedentary Athletes: Sitting & Weighting
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Many athletes burn far fewer calories than they realize; they are actually couch potatoes the majority of the day. These seemingly active people can be surprisingly sedentary.Calcium Concerns: Boning up Nutrition
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Maintaining bone health throughout the lifespan should be a priority for all athletes, starting as youngsters and continuing as master's athletes.
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Nancy Clark, MS, RD, an internationally known sports nutritionist and nutrition author, is a registered dietitian (RD) who specializes in nutrition for exercise, health and the nutritional management of eating disorders.
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