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. Researchers have been touting the importance of this B vitamin for years, and with good reason. Women who

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. The claims on bottles of pyruvate are stunning: "Increases endurance by 20 percent" and "Promotes 47 percent

careful attention to your intake.Before you start taking supplements, however, try getting more iron in your diet. To reach the recommended amount, which is 10 milligrams for men, 15 milligrams for women age 50 and under, and 10 milligrams for women over

of Sports Medicine, which calls for 590-1180ml per hour.For the first time in its 107-year history, the Boston Marathon this spring provided all 20,000 runners with a fold-out pamphlet from the American Running Association and the American Medical Athletic

fats. A cholesterol-lowering diet is recommended for anyone with levels above 5 millimoles per litre (mmol/l). According to the British Heart Foundation, the average blood cholesterol for men in England is 5.8mmol/l and for women 5.9mmol/l. Almost a

symptoms if you spread out your intake. You can use lactose-free milk or Lactaid-type products. Also look for calcium-fortified soy milk and orange juice, plus tofu, canned salmon, broccoli, and tortillas made with lime.My recommendation: Aim for 1,000 to 1,500

, 14.8mg for women), try to get iron from a variety of sources. Meat is probably your best bet, as it contains haeme iron which is more readily absorbed by the body than non-haeme. However, other good choices include iron-fortified cereals, lentils

ginseng on a group of female athletes. Each athlete took either 200 milligrams of ginseng extract or a placebo daily for 8 weeks. The women then pedaled to exhaustion on stationary bikes while being monitored for performance factors during and immediately

for female runners to get their recommended daily intake of iron (18mg). Here are four strategies that should help:1. Eat lean red meat. Iron is absorbed better from animal sources than from vegetables, so try to eat two to four servings of lean red meat per

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