This week, read about how to fuel for a faster marathon, more reasons to eat Mediterranean style, the health benefits of oats, Halloween candy to fuel training, and more. Want to Run a Fast Marathon? Make Sure You Fuel it Right with Carbs! Many athletes don’t consume enough carbohydrates in training and racing, despite a significant body of […]
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This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about what’s lurking in your receipts, how to create effective practices, looking beyond beets for nitrates, and more. Receipts and Greasy Fingers, Is it a Problem? Thermal receipt paper from supermarkets, ATM machines, gas stations, and other settings is a source of BPA exposure. BPA is a hormone disruptor that might have adverse health effects. New research […]
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about nutrition strategies for health and athletic performance, chocolate cake, how to define science, and more. Nutrition Strategies for Health and Athletic Performance I’ve complied many of my sports nutrition articles under one page, with additional information to tie it all together. The page reviews Overall Healthy Eating, Sports Nutrition, Food and Recipe Ideas for […]
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about how art misportrays runners, the child fitness tax credit, MSG, grapefruit juice, and more. What Does Running Look Like? Strike a running pose . . . are your arms and legs positioned correctly? Are you sure? A recent study by psychologist Julian Meltzoff showed that many people will pose incorrectly (arm and […]