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When it comes to sports performance, what foods best support the athlete in his quest for supremacy in the field?
Many athletes have expressed the belief that they are even willing to give up their health in their search for stability.
What diet best helps the athlete?
Is nutrition also an essential factor in this regard?
In the sixties, nutrition for athletes faced a great revolution. Meat and lots of it have been the athletes' favorite diet until then. A long-distance runner realized that he could improve his performance, starting to eat starchier foods than he was used to and starting a diet for athletes. The pre-meat meal replaced the non-basic concept and finally loaded the mess. Some athletes thought that if they were a little better, they should be better than most, and they realized that by increasing their total carbohydrate intake, performance would improve.
The scientists had the necessary explanations to justify this progress. They recommended the following reasons: low fat and low protein (compared to the standard Western diet):
The carbohydrate fad had begun. Pasta, potatoes, bread, rice and corn have become "furor" as athletes' favorite foods. Carbohydrate loading became a benchmark. Unfortunately, physiologists around the world have already shown that the human body cannot store proteins or carbohydrates. The "performance level" of each of these calories can be found in the body, and like the gas in your car's tank, this level may rise or fall to a predetermined norm, but it is too much. The functional limit cannot be saved. All additional calories are stored as fat, either protein, fat or carbohydrates. The concept of carbohydrate loading was, at best, a myth, at worst, a hoax.
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