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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. Made from chitosan, a type of fiber from shrimp and crab shells, these supplements claim to stop your

Nutrition, like running, is pretty basic at its core: eat more fruit and vegetables; eat fewer chips and cheeseburgers. But you have so many options these days that they can confuse you. Here are four simple tips that will make eating easier

see many improvements in your overall health and performance.Refined sugar is considered one of the most harmful foods in our diet. The major drawback is that it raises insulin levels, which inhibits the release of growth hormones, which, in turn

SchenkerDr Sarah Schenker is a registered dietician, accredited sports dietician and registered public-health nutritionist. Sarah works part-time as a nutrition scientist for the British Nutrition Foundation. She is a member of the British Dietetic

, the more nutrient-dense the food will be, and the better it is for your heart, your cholesterol, and your overall health." So whole-grain foods, which are full of fibre, should be regular staples in your daily diet. Whole grains are those where the entire

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

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

and to lose three and a half stone more. At the moment I always seem to be out of breath – will it ever get any easier? A I’m delighted to hear that you’ve quit smoking and lost so much weight; in terms of your long-term health, this will prove to be the best

going for longer. It's also great if you're trying to lose weight as it keeps you feeling full. Fruit and fibre In other words, fresh fruit and foods that are packed with fibre. A recent study in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise