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Nutrition

Sports enthusiasts have very specific nutritional needs. Use this section to learn more about carbo-loading, eating before and after exercising, and more.

Carbo-loading considered

Serious athletes use carbohydrates to fine-tune their performance by means of carbo-loading. DietDoc explains the process.

GI and sports nutrition

The use of a tool such as the GI to determine what types of food can enhance endurance or produce top results, is highly topical.

How much fluid do you need?

“Drink plenty of water”, is the advice that most marathon runners are familiar with hearing. Is that however the right thing to do?

Exercise best on an empty stomach?

If you exercise at 6 a.m., should you eat breakfast before or after gym? And if you go to gym after work and only get home after 7 p.m., must you eat supper? Find out.

Carbo facts for sports fanatics

There is probably no other topic in the field of sports nutrition that is more controversial than the carbohydrate requirements of people who participate in strenuous activity.

GI facts for sports fanatics

Most sportsmen and women and the general public have by now heard of the GI concept. DietDoc takes a look at a few important GI considerations.

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