nutrition, athletic performance…

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relationship between food consumption, athletic performance, perhaps only an elite athlete would value the subtle improvements in performance that dietary changes, provide, large body of evidence showing a relationship between food consumption, athletic performance, a poor diet, certainly have a negative effect on the performance, the most casual athlete, a good diet providing adequate calories, vitamins, minerals, protein, help provide the energy required to finish a race, simply enjoy a recreational sport, diet recommended, an athlete differs little in composition, diet suggested, healthy individual, food guide pyramid, excellent guide, each food group needed, depend on the type of sport, training, time in relation to activity, exercise, calorie needs, the size, sex, physical activity performed by the individual, number of servings a person, carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates, a diet staple, found in foods pasta, bagels, whole grain breads, rice, provide energy, fiber, vitamins, minerals, low in fat, carbohydrate loading, a concerted diet/training regimen, increase the body's energy stores of carbohydrate, glycogen, has been shown to improve performance in endurance-type activities lasting more than 1 hour, classical method of carbohydrate loading has been abandoned, replaced by a modified method which is safer, equally effective at increasing muscle glycogen, most important factor influencing glycogen stores, consume 50-60%, the calories from carbohydrates on a daily basis, simple sugars soft drinks, jams, jellies, candy provide few nutrients but a lot of calories, decrease performance, consumed, an athletic event, hypoglycemia, protein, protein's most important functions, to support growth, repair body tissues, feel athletes need a high-protein diet to support muscle growth despite the fact that researchers have repeatedly proved this false, a myth that a high-protein diet, promote muscle growth, strength training, exercise, promote changes in muscle, athletes, body builders, require only small increases over normal needs, support muscle growth, athletes meet this increased need by simply consuming more total calories, eating more food, americans already eat twice, protein, they need, protein needs, muscle development, met, strength training begins, excess protein is used, energy, stored, body fat, amino acid supplements, excessively high intakes of protein, not recommended, increase calcium loss, put an added burden on the kidneys, required to filter the excess nitrogen protein provides, water and fluid, water, most important, yet over-looked, nutrient by athletes, water, fluids, essential to maintaining good hydration, body temperature, sweat losses to keep the body cool, exceed several liters, 1-hour period, adolescents, adults should replace any lost body weight lost, a exercise, equal amounts of fluids, a good indication, fully rehydrated, check, urine is clear, cool water, best choice, suggestions, maintaining adequate hydration, drink plenty of water, juice, milk, avoid caffeine -containing beverages, caffeine, diuretic, promotes fluid loss, drink plenty of fluid, after exercise, offer children water frequently, sports activities, not respond to thirst, readily, adults, achieving desired weights, competitive purposes, changing body weight to improve performance must be done safely, effectively, more harm than good, maintaining an unrealistically low body weight, rapid weight loss, unnaturally suppressing weight gain, have negative health effects so it is important to set realistic body weight goals, young athletes attempting to lose weight, benefit, a consultation, a registered dietitian, eating disorders, poor dietary habits, result from experimentation, diets, food guide pyramid, excellent resource to ensure adequate food intake to meet vitamin, mineral needs safely achieving body composition goals, make sure that speak, a health care professional to discuss a diet appropriate, sport, gender, training.