Sports Nutrition for Athletes

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Eating After Exercise - Post-Exercise Meal
While the pre-exercise meals can ensure that adequate glycogen stores are available for optimal performance, the post-exercise meal is critical to recovery and improves your ability to train consistently.

Proper Hydration for Athletes
Fluid and hydration needs for athletes

Sports Supplements and Athletic Performance
Do athletes need to take sports supplements to improve performance? Research shows that some supplements are helpful, some are harmful, some are worthless and some are still being studied.

Energy Pathways for Exercise - How Carbohydrate, Fat and Protein Fuels Exercise
There are three main pathways to convert nutrients to energy (ATP) for exercise and it is the intensity and duration of the exercise that determines which method gets used.

Super Oxygenated Water
Super Oxygenated Water

Caffeine Reduces Muscle Pain During Exercise
Another study finds that caffeine taken prior to exercise can lessen the muscle pain experienced during intense exercise.

Sports Supplements – Protein and Athletic Performance
Protein is a necessary nutrient that everyone needs to function properly. Both athletes and sedentary individuals need to get adequate protein.

Sports Supplements - Ribose and Athletic Performance
Sports Supplements - Ribose and Athletic Performance

Sports Supplements – Glucosamine and Athletic Performance
Glucosamine has been used to treat osteoarthritis and helps stimulates cartilage cells and has a beneficial effect on inflammation and mechanical arthritis.

Sports Supplements - Ephedrine and Athletic Performance
Sports Supplements - Ephedrine

Athletes Using Energy Gels Should Add Water
Athletes Using Energy Gels Need More Water

Comparing Diet and Nutrition Plans
Results of the Weight Loss Diet Study - a year-long study compares atkins, ornish, weight watchers and the zone diet

Ephedra (Ma Huang)
Ephedra (Ma Huang)- is it safe?

Make Your Own Energy Bars
Make your own enregy bars with these easy to follow recipes.

Nutrition and Athletic Performance
Nutrition and Athletic Performance

FTC Guidelines for Identifying Weight Loss Scams
FTC Issues 7 "red Flags" to help you identify Weight Loss Scams

Athletes and Iron Deficiency
Iron is essential for athletic performance. Studies have routinely found that athletes, especially female athletes, are often iron-deficient.

Nutrition and Athletic Performance
Position of the Dietitians of Canada, the American Dietetic Association, and the American College of Sports Medicine

Carbohydrate-Protein Drinks and Recovery
Carbohydrate-Protein Drink Improves Time to Exhaustion after Recovery from Endurance Exercise