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Chocolate and Runners

Most runners love chocolate in any form: candy bars, chocolate chip cookies, squares of dark chocolate. Over 60% of all US candy sales are chocolate-based. But how good—or bad—is chocolate for our health? Is it as health-promoting as we…
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Fretting about Food and Physique

Many runners feel pressure to have a perfect body, perfect diet, and ideally, perfect races. The stress-inducing trait of perfectionism often pushes runners to not only become stronger and faster, but also leaner and food-phobic. We have…
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How to Eat Like the Champions

If you are like me, you were enthralled with watching the Tour de France and the Paris Olympics. I find myself wondering about the strategies those high-performing athletes use to fuel their bodies before, during, and after extremely hard…
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Sports Nutrition: Hot Topics

The American College of Sports is a professional organization for sport science researchers, educators, exercise physiologists, sports dietitians and doctors. At ACSM's Annual Meeting, more than 4,500 members  from around the globe…
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Seven Reasons Why Women Should Take Probiotics

Did you know that women's gut health needs differ from men's? Well, when it comes to health, men and women need different treatments. However, when it comes to dealing with probiotics, women's intake will be different as well.
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How to Improve Your Nutrition through Supplements

Integrating supplements into your daily diet can be a powerful way to enhance your nutritional intake and overall health. Despite our best efforts, achieving a balanced diet solely through food can sometimes be challenging due to lifestyle,…
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