In the article the author talks about the importance of nutrition among adults who exercise and are elite athletes who do sports. In the first paragraph that starts the article it talks about how a sports diet is a diet that supplies nutrients and fluids that keeps the body running smoothly. It then talks about how a “sports nutrition diet may vary day to day, depending on specific energy demands.” The article then goes on to discuss the main things your body needs as an athlete. These things are carbs proteins and fats. Carbs are used to give energy to the body. Protein is used to help build and repair muscle. It also talked about how different fats keep a stockpile of nutrients. This article also talked about things that other articles didn’t talk about like what to do if you are training in different climates. For example it said if your training in a warm environment drink plenty of water because you can pass out because of heat.
I think the article has very good points and it has taught me a lot of stuff that I didn't know about nutrition. The article to me was right on stuff but was also questionable on stuff. The article talks about how sports diet supplies more nutrients for your body to run smoothly. Other articles have said that this type of diet will do this if you follow it. The article then talks about how your diet can vary daily based on nutrition demands. Based on other articles I have read this is not true. Your diet should be pretty consistent unless you are doing some type of competition. This article also talks about how to train in an environment that is different. For example in a hot environment your suppose to be careful and drink lots of water. Also you want lots of energy in that type of environment. Other articles have not talked about this at all they just said you need to drink a good amount of water and that you need to make sure your urine is clear to light yellow.
I think this article had some really good points in it. I think the stuff they talked about was pretty accurate to what I believe in. I agree that dieting is good because it helps you store nutrients and fluids. I also believe that your diet can vary only if you have a competition. Based on my own experience I eat a healthy protein diet everyday. I try to get enough fluids and carbs in especially because I’m a lifter. I think environment also plays a big role in your diet. When I run in the summer I make sure i have plenty of water and lots of potassium in my system. I think this article was overall a good article because it taught me stuff that I didn’t know. I hope by doing more research and doing more comparisons will help my 20 time project go well.
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