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Can You Count on Calories?
By Clint Carter on 24/08/2011 14:53:52
It’s a basic unit but it’s tied to a tricky concept. Learn these food secrets and you’ll have a much better idea of how much you should be eating.
the US Department of Agriculture appropriated it for a report on nutrition. Specifically, a calorie was defined as the unit of heat required to raise 1g of water 1 degree Celsius.To apply this concept to foods such as sandwiches, scientists would set food
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In With The New: Five Running Superfoods
By Matthew G. Kadey on 07/07/2009 11:13:26
Boost nutrients and flavour with these easy substitutes for your favourite foods
of Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes (VeloPress, £16). Adding new foods to your diet re-energises a bored palate, she says, and provides a variety of nutrients your body needs to ramp up health and running performance. These substitutions for tried
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Amazing Graze
By Beth Moxey Eck on 05/08/2002 19:35:45
Presenting the 21 best snacks for runners - low-fat, packed with energy and great to eat
snacking is in. Actually it’s not even called snacking any more – it’s called ‘grazing’, and nutrition experts now believe that grazing on five smaller meals throughout the day is better than eating three big ones.Why should this be? It’s mainly because a
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All you can eat
By on 01/06/2012 12:17:51
Eating right is as important as training well. So we will give you all the nutritional tools you could ever need to eat the right foods in the correct amounts – in training, on race day and whenever you’re peckish
but your tanks are empty. Your training was spot-on and your race was going well so what happened? Your nutrition strategy was wrong, that’s what, and now your body is making you pay. It has happened to the best, but the best learn from their mistakes. It
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Discover Your Food Personality
By Ashley Gartland, Ruth Emmett on 20/10/2010 13:24:28
Every runner has a food personality - find out yours and make the most of it.
out your 'eating identity' and learn how to tweak your diet so it meets your nutritional and running needs.Reactive eater"Reactive eaters listen to their bodies," says clinical nutritionist Tara Coleman (taracoleman.com). This stops them consuming too
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Fuel Your Fire
By Selene Yeager on 27/04/2011 15:37:31
Train harder by choosing the right breakfast for your session
at Sports-Nutritionist.com. "Then you need to take in foods that give you the fuel to perform your best." Here's how. Calories are based on a 68kg athlete.Picture credit: Sue TallowEasy Spin or RunCalories: 200 to 300 Time before: 30-45 minutes
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RW Energy Bar Test
By Rob Spedding and Anita Bean on 22/06/2005 20:23:15
RW test 13 energy bars, including...
more we've tried and tasted 13 energy bars.Enervit Energy Bar – 99pWeight 40g; Calories 152; Carbs 27.8g; Protein 2.0g; Fat 3.6g; Fibre n/a. Main Ingredients Glucose syrup, milk chocolate, rolled oats, puffed rice, raisins, maltodextrin, honey plus
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Supplements Made Simple - Fat Burners
By Liz Applegate on 05/06/2000 21:30:49
What are they- and does a runner need them?
UAN: Article type:++add book link at top++ --This is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by RW USA Nutrition Editor Liz Applegate. Log on to the Internet, flip through a fitness magazine, or cruise the supplement aisles in a health food
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Enduring Questions: Drink Protein On The Run?
By Amby Burfoot on 12/08/2005 10:59:01
We all know protein is great for post-run recovery, but what about while you're exercising?
There’s no hotter issue in sports nutrition right now than the carbs versus carbs-plus-protein controversy. The battle pits scientist against scientist, small companies against behemoths, and new research against long-held beliefs. At one crucial
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Festive Fuel: Five Christmas Favourites
By on 15/12/2011 10:00:00
Get the nutritional lowdown on your favourite Christmas foods
We all expect our waistbands to expand a little over the festive season – in fact, the average Briton eats more than 4,000 calories on Christmas Day alone.Flick through our slideshow to discover the healthiest seasonal nibbles - and how a standard
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