In all sports no matter how active you have to be or how long you have to do the activity for; all activities involve energy. Researchers and nutritional advisors have preformed many test and experiments to test the levels of carbohydrates, salts, calories and etc. an average person would need to have to obtain maximum amounts of energy. Philosophers at the University of Massachusetts recently did research on this topic of energy obtained through a certain diet. The test consisted of certain gels, bars and snacks that all were proven at some point through some athlete to have given them a certain amount of energy.
The Zone diet which is a diet that is based on the purpose that an average person should eat an equal amount/percent of protein and fat in the diet, with only a slightly higher amount of carbohydrates. From other researchers thoughts this will help people feel great, lose weight, perform better, and cure everything from heart disease to cancer. This diet was formed by Barry Sears a highly regarded researcher from the University. Dr. Sears has also proven too many that such foods like pasta and bananas; that were all consumed earlier to bust an athlete’s performance or energy should be left out of the Zone diet or not eaten as much. He also informs many female athletes and some male athletes that a high protein diet which is obtained from meats and a low carbohydrate diet will lead to other symptoms rather than a dramatic weight loss or muscular build. He notes that the symptoms may be a decrease in calcium loss which makes up our bones and to little amounts of calcium in our bones can lead to us having bone loss which he notes is a key factor in females. Carbohydrates are meant to be eaten at an averagely amount to build a strong athlete but not too many to weaken the bones or the athlete. T he storage of carbohydrates or glycogen; which is used as a short term energy use rather than carbohydrates is primarily stored in our cells. Glycogen is usually made in the liver or muscles around the human body can also be made in the brain and stomach. Glycogen is primarily used for sudden burst of actions or reflects so sprinters use this substance as well do hurdlers.
Researchers also did extensive research on sport drinks, bars and gels to test which brand and which substance is better. The University of California notes that not all brands were tested and not all flavors or kinds were either. But, they found that sport drinks not only gave someone an increase in energy and athletic performance but also found that in one experiment found that runners in a race that drank a certain kind of sports drink ran faster and also felt the race was easier. AS for bars and gels athletes fell that it didn’t matter if they took in a solid form of carbohydrates or a liquid form. Gels seem to have been disliked the least giving many athletes not as much energy and not as much performance.
I think with all of the advancements in science in the sports industry many records and many sports will revolve around all of these experiments and many sports will become more than just winning or losing
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