Sports nutrition is a lucrative business, has athletes are wanting to be the best and anything they can do that could help even shave a fraction of their times or increase strength could be the difference between a gold medal or a silver medal. Top athletes are prepared to pay a lot to have this edge even if it may do harm to the body.
Diet can have a massive effect on the performance of an athlete and many nutritional therapists are specializing in sports nutrition, trying to find the best diet for that particular individual. There have been many opinions on what is the best diet and now science is beginning to show what works best.
The first thing rule that must be applied is healthy eating, athletes may be concerned with better times etc., but it should not be at the price of …show more content…
Protein can easily be obtained from a vegetarian or vegan diet but for some sports such as bodybuilding, more protein may be needed, so foods like beans, soya, nuts as well as good variety of vegetables and grains, grains can be good for protein and carbohydrates, good examples are Quinoa, millet, barley, kamut, oatmeal and wheat. If eating a varied diet containing these foods then maximum muscle growth can be achieved.
As we know plant based diet is very high in fibre, this could be a problem for say a long distance runner who may have a high fibre meal before a race may feel discomfort because of the added bulk. So it may be best to avoid all raw vegetables, beans, grains and nuts and seeds before a race. They should try to eat cooked vegetables, bananas, peeled apples, fruit juice, refined grains, soya milk free range eggs or cheese/soy cheese instead. Although the amounts should be small.
Some food can be gas forming, they should be limited too, such foods as Cabbage, onions, cauliflower, turnips and of course
Diet can have a massive effect on the performance of an athlete and many nutritional therapists are specializing in sports nutrition, trying to find the best diet for that particular individual. There have been many opinions on what is the best diet and now science is beginning to show what works best.
The first thing rule that must be applied is healthy eating, athletes may be concerned with better times etc., but it should not be at the price of …show more content…
Protein can easily be obtained from a vegetarian or vegan diet but for some sports such as bodybuilding, more protein may be needed, so foods like beans, soya, nuts as well as good variety of vegetables and grains, grains can be good for protein and carbohydrates, good examples are Quinoa, millet, barley, kamut, oatmeal and wheat. If eating a varied diet containing these foods then maximum muscle growth can be achieved.
As we know plant based diet is very high in fibre, this could be a problem for say a long distance runner who may have a high fibre meal before a race may feel discomfort because of the added bulk. So it may be best to avoid all raw vegetables, beans, grains and nuts and seeds before a race. They should try to eat cooked vegetables, bananas, peeled apples, fruit juice, refined grains, soya milk free range eggs or cheese/soy cheese instead. Although the amounts should be small.
Some food can be gas forming, they should be limited too, such foods as Cabbage, onions, cauliflower, turnips and of course