NUTRIONAL NEEDS OF ATHLETES

Shruti, Pandey; Vasudeva, Singh

	NUTRIONAL NEEDS OF ATHLETES
Authors	Shruti Pandey shruti@cftri.org Central Food Technological Research Institute Mysore, Karnataka, India 570020 Vasudeva Singh shruti@cftri.org Central Food Technological Research Institute Mysore, Karnataka, India 570020
Abstract	Aim - is to provide a comprehensive information regarding the nutritional needs of athletes, followed by female athletes who have a higher necessity for Iron. Sports and nutrition are directly related to each other. Taking into consideration the fact that sports person need more energy to carry out their sporting activity effectively, it becomes of prime importance to take care for sports performance. Athletes must supposedly eat the perfect ratio of Protein, carbohydrate and fat at each meal and snack to control the hormonal systems and thus reach their maximum performance and ideal weight .The carbohydrate(protein)fat ratio of the 40-30-30 diet allegedly maintains the proper balance between the hormones insulin and glucagon. The present review focuses on the intake for a wholesome nutrient and well balanced diet for better performance among male as well as female athletes.
Key words	sports performance; endurance sports; Glycemic index; female athletes; hemodilution;
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Pages	88-92
Volume	4
Year	2013
doi:	10.6084/m9.figshare.691079
Title of Journal ISSN 2308-7269 English ed.Online	PEDAGOGICS, PSYCHOLOGY, MEDICAL-BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF PHYSICAL TRAINING and SPORTS
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