Nutrition for sport.

... Brendan King There are some nutrients that the human body cannot do without, nutrients that are essential for everyday life, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The requirements for each persons specific needs are different depending on the type of training you are doing, your sporting needs, or if you do no training at all. For example an athlete training for sport where muscle mass plays an importance (weightlifting, boxing), there are needs for a high intake of proteins in tandem with the right kind of training, which will build muscle effectively. An athlete training for an endurance event such as long distance running/marathons will require a high amount of carbohydrates in their daily diet, preferably complex carbohydrates such as pasta and potatoes, giving a slow burning release of energy. The everyday person's diet, a person perhaps not training specifically but recreationally will require a healthy balance of all the basic nutrients: * Carbohydrates - approx

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