The importance of Nutrition for Athletes and practitioners of physical activities.
The balanced diet is fundamental, independent of the sport and the physical activity practiced, and should contain the different nutrients: proteins, carbohydrates, fats (yes, there is good fat!), vitamins, fibers and water. With the diet, the body receives energy and nutrients necessary to preform well in any activity.
But how do you know if your diet is balanced? The food pyramid, developed by the US Department of Agriculture, is a form of graphic visualization depicting a balanced diet. The scientists continue adapting in accordance with new acquired knowledge of dieting to better serve the modern society. Walter C. Willett, researcher for Harvard, created the New Food Pyramid, where we can observe actual significance of healthy habits.
Conforming to the type of exercises and intended objectives like; loosing weight, gaining muscle mass or better performance, different nutritional strategies are adopted, always respecting the particularity of each individual.
Sports nutrition is a branch of nutricion that is an auxilary to the participants of phyical activity, competitors or not, to better the training and competitions. The fault of attention to nutirition can interfere in gains and more seriously can cause health problems. Constant training and competitions can cause lack of energy and stress for what the body is not prepaired for.
Diverse sceintific studies demonstrate how the adition of a personalized nutritional program can benefit the performance and health of athletes and participants of physical activity. This being plans perscribed by qualified professionals like nutricionists and medical specialists. It is of vital importance for every type of athlete and non-athlete.
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Good training and good fighting.
