Sustainable Sports Diet – Page 19

Super Foods vs Standard Foods: Is one better?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 25-06-2014

Do you ever get tired of reading yet-another headline about The 10 Best Super Sports Foods, only be instructed to buy exotic fruits, ancient grains, and other unusual items? Do...

If you eat tons of protein, will you gain muscle?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 19-05-2014

True or False: College athletes who want to bulk up during the summer should eat slabs of roast beef and drink large protein shakes? False. Because the body can utilize...

What about high fructose corn syrup…???

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 07-05-2014

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a double molecule comprised of 45% glucose, 55% fructose—the same as honey and similar to white sugar (50% glucose, 50% fructose). Although HFCS is...

Is sugar bad for athletes?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 14-04-2014

Most athletes can metabolize sugar without problems. That’s because exercise enhances the transport of sugar from your blood into your muscles with far less insulin than needed by the body...

GMOs and the Food Industry: Part III of a Trilogy

0 Comments , in Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 05-04-2014

Written by guest blogger Ana Arena, student at Simmons College. Genetically engineered or genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are defined as those in which “the genetic material (DNA) has been altered...

Quick Weight Quiz for Athletes

1 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 25-03-2014

True or False: If you want to lose weight, you need to go on a diet. False: Diets do not work. If diets did work, then everyone who has ever...

Do you think you have “weird” eating habits…?

0 Comments , in Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 17-03-2014

Many active people report they have “weird” eating habits. Some even feel ashamed and embarrassed they can’t do something as simple as eat “normally.” Unfortunately, this shame and embarrassment often...

Sugar and Athletes: Good, Bad or Evil?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 06-03-2014

Sugar has been the center of a lot of negative press , and for good reason. Diets high in added sugar are associated with increased risk of obesity, type 2...

Sleep: An important part of your training program

0 Comments , in Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 21-02-2014

Enjoy this guest blog by Tuft’s student Katie Felser… Runners: It’s your long run day. You have taken great pains to plan it. You have eaten a specific meal the...

Organic Foods: Overrated or Underappreciated?

3 Comments , in Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 18-02-2014

Part I of a trilogy by guest blogger Ana Arena “Why buy organic? Is the extra 20 cents per pound really worth it?” Those are two hot button questions on...