and to Cancer Research.The event organisers need to clean up this race before a serious accident occurs and I saw plenty of minor incidents during the 26.2 miles.
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. For years, researchers have known that magnesium plays a critical role in endurance performance. Magnesium
-spoonful of vegetables. One of the servings can be fruit juice or a smoothie, but potatoes dont count. In recent years scientists have done a lot of research into how fruit and veg protect our health. As well as fibre, vitamins and minerals, they are rich in substances
Want to find your perfect tempo and give your running a boost? Just dig out your MP3 player. Music can cut your perceived exertion by up to 10 per cent, Brunel University research has found. Effective training tracks have strong rhythms and a
? Unfortunately for athletes, scientific research into the effects of dietary supplements has thus far proven inconclusive, regardless of what their manufacturers want you to believe. Why, then, do ever-hopeful runners dash to their local chemist and health food
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
, as if the three were intimately connected.In case you've missed the argument, it goes like this. Free radicals are molecules containing oxygen atoms that attack and damage cells in our bodies, and we produce more of these "bad guys" when we exercise. Research has
against cancer and heart disease. In fact, Americans get more of their antioxidants from coffee than from any other dietary source. Harvard researchers have found that drinking more than four cups daily protects against gallstones and cirrhosis
to a daughter. For this you can "blame" her husband.The gentsResearch suggests that male runners who cover more than 30 miles a week – as Radcliffe’s husband and training partner Gary Lough does – are more likely to father female offspring. Researchers
yoghurt to aid digestion and get the most from their goodness.Boost salmonAdd oreganoOregano perfectly complements the flavour of salmon, but that's not its only benefit. Researchers from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) found that the aromatic herb
