Discover the secrets of nutrition success when it comes to the second half of marathon training, with ASICS Target 26.2 dietician Ruth McKean. We talked to expert dietician Ruth to find out more about the perfect marathon diet, carb
of their surprising health benefits - we've got expert advice from dietician Dr Sarah Schenker (www.sarahschenker.co.uk).Discover the treats you can enjoy adding back onto your shopping list - and consuming in moderation - with our slideshow. Picture credit: Jeffrey
, then its a reasonable target. But if its simply because you want to be able to exercise for longer, so that you can use more calories to help with your weight loss, there are better ways of doing so. In this latter case, my advice would be to increase
of studies by the US Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health. There are plenty of other choices.Expand your tastesNot all fats are created equal. Experts say the most nutritious way to go is with a few different cooking oils to help balance your intake
sports drink as well? The RatA. There isn't a limit per se, but your body can't use more than 60g of carbohydrate per hour. One gel gives you around 34g so taking one gel every hour (and topping this up with sports drink) is good advice. Q. I struggle
by Metformin/exercise) and have that old dilemma about the dietary requirements of a distance runner (I’m doing the D33 Ultra in Aberdeen tomorrow) and balancing those needs with my diabetes, which often results in conflicting advice.My problem is that I find
sodium during the race (for example, in the sports drinks on course). If you have a history of cramp or sweat heavily, then electrolyte gels may also be a sensible addition.Q. I'm feeling overwhelmed by all the nutrition advice out there. Would you
important marathon-related health risk facing runners everywhere. The history of exercise-associated hyponatremia is closely tied to Dr Tim Noakes, a South African sports medicine expert and author of The Lore of Running. In the 1970s Noakes was a devoted
on hydration in the UK, agrees with Valtin. You hear this advice from magazines, but where is it actually coming from? Not the Department of Health. Tim Lawson, director of Science In Sport, a sports nutrition company, believes that the eight glasses rule
Ruth is a leading sports dietician and a member of the British Dietetic Association and Health Professional Council. She is also an advisor to Sportscotland's Institute of Sport, specialising in helping athletes of all levels prepare nutritionally
