Is your diet a perfect 10?: here are five things to eat every day - and five to cross off your list

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Cyclists should eat more whole grains, whole fruits, low-fat dairy products, deep-green vegetables and lean protein and avoid raw eggs, hard margarine, soda, full-fat sour cream and cheeseburgers wrapped in bacon. However, eating only one kind of food, whether it is healthy or not, can be harmful.

Author: Barr, Susan I.
Methods, Diet therapy

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Reports form the American College of Sports Medicine's annual meeting show that supplements of creatinine, chromium picolinate or ginseng do not appear to improve performance on explosive/high-intensity or longer-duration exercise. Glycerol does not appear to help the body retain fluid.

Author: Barr, Susan I.
Reports, American College of Sports Medicine

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More of a good thing: it's time to debunk the myth of "one size fits all" nutrition

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The most important factors in the nutritional requirements of women cyclists are iron, calcium and caloric intake. Iron is an ingredient of hemoglobin, the compound which transports oxygen to muscles. Calcium is needed for bone strength and prevents osteoporosis.

Author: Barr, Susan I.
Health aspects, Women, Nutrition, Women's health, Nutritional requirements

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Subjects list: Food and nutrition, Cyclists
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