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The Sugar Debate

If you are like many runners, you are confused about the role of sugar in your daily sports diet. The anti-sugar media reports sugar is health-erosive, yet sports nutrition researchers claim sugar is performance enhancing.
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Weight Management: Carbs, Calories, or Keto?

For most of the past 40 years, weight-conscious runners have been told to limit dietary fat, believing it leads to weight gain and heart disease. Today, runners hear messages to indulge in a very high-fat (ketogenic) diet and limit the…
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Fueling Tips for Early Morning Runners

Runners commonly train early in the morning in order to get to work or classes on time. Parents may get up at 5:00, to fit in their run before the kids get up. Many of these runners report eating nothing before their exercise session. The…
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Supplements for Runners: From Racing to Recovery

Runners know the importance of year-round proper diet and nutrition, especially when they’re focused on training. As running breaks down and builds up our bodies, even the most dedicated of meal planners can miss a few nutrients. That’s…
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Beet Juice Boosts Athletic Performance

Carnitine, chromium, anabolic steroids: Athletes have experimented with a broad array of aids in pursuit of performance edge. A popular — if unglamorous — one today that seems safe and backed by solid data: the juice of beets, for the…
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